what is a structure
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Main Entry: [1]struc·ture
Pronunciation: 'str&k-ch&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin structura, from structus, past participle of struere to heap up, build —more at STREW
Date: 15th century
1 : the action of building : CONSTRUCTION
2 a : something (as a building) that is constructed b : something arranged in a definite pattern of organization <a rigid totalitarian structure —J. L. Hess> <leaves and other plant structures>
3 : manner of construction : MAKEUP <Gothic in structure>
4 a : the arrangement of particles or parts in a substance or body <soil structure> <molecular structure> b : organization of parts as dominated by the general character of the whole <economic structure> <personality structure>
5 : the aggregate of elements of an entity in their relationships to each other
- struc·ture·less /-l&s/ adjective
- struc·ture·less·ness /-n&s/ noun