noun
framework
FRAYM-wurk
noun
1
A basic supporting structure that gives shape to a building or object.
"The steel framework of the skyscraper rose above the skyline."
2
A set of basic ideas, rules, or guidelines used to plan or analyze something.
"The report proposed a new framework for evaluating school performance."
"Developers used the framework to build the app faster."
How to Use Framework
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA basic structure — physical or conceptual — that everything else is built on or organized around.
Common pairings
legal framework
software framework
within a framework
Word Forms
frameworks plural
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Etymology
From frame + work.