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framework

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, US: /ˈfɹeɪm.wɝk/
  • Mid-Atlantic, US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈfɹæɪm.wɜːk/
  • CMU ARPABET: F R EY1 M W ER2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literally

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literally

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ossature

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A basic conceptual structure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

An established and structured system of rules and principles used for analyzing and describing the structure of a language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a structure supporting or containing something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: supporting structure

Narrower terms: airframe, arbor, arbour, bower, pergola, bustle, casing, case, climbing frame, clotheshorse, coaming, cornice, valance, valance board, pelmet, deckle, derrick, doorframe, doorcase, fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot, frame, framing, gantry, gauntry, grate, grating, grill, grille, grillwork, gun carriage, handbarrow, hayrack, hayrig, honeycomb, lattice, latticework, fretwork, mounting, oxbow, picture frame, rack, ribbing, sash, window sash, sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck, stocks, stretcher, tambour, embroidery frame, embroidery hoop, tenter, truss, undercarriage, walker, baby-walker, go-cart, Zimmer, Zimmer frame, wattle, window, window frame

8

noun

Meaning 8

the underlying structure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • providing a factual framework for future research
  • it is part of the fabric of society

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fabric

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: structure

9

noun

Meaning 9

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: model, theoretical account

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hypothesis, possibility, theory

Narrower terms: simulation, computer simulation, mean sun, Copernican system, Ptolemaic system, M-theory, string theory, stochastic process

History

Etymology

From frame + work.

Across languages

Translations

123 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: kadro — a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
  • Esperanto: kadraro — a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
  • Ancient Greek: κάναβος (kánabos) — a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
  • Ancient Greek: πῆγμα (pêgma) — a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
  • Italian: struttura portante — a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
  • Latin: compāgēs — a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
  • Portuguese: esqueleto — a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
  • Portuguese: estrutura — a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
  • Portuguese: armação — a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
  • Azerbaijani: çərçivə — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Breton: frammadur — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Bulgarian: скелет (skelet) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Catalan: entramat — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Chinese Mandarin: 骨架 (gǔjià) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Chinese Mandarin: 框架 (kuàngjià) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Czech: kostra — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Czech: konstrukce — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Danish: skelet — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Dutch: geraamte — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Finnish: kehikko — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • German: Rahmen — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • German: Gerüst — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • German: Fachwerk — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Greek: πλαίσιο (plaísio) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Ancient Greek: πῆγμα (pêgma) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Italian: struttura — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Italian: impalcatura — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Italian: intelaiatura — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Italian: struttura portante — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Japanese: 骨組み (honegumi) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Latin: compactiō — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Macedonian: оплата (oplata) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rammeverk — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rammeverk — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Persian: آرماتور (ârmâtur) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Polish: szkielet — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Portuguese: vigamento — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Portuguese: travejamento — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Romanian: ramă — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Romanian: structură — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Romanian: schelet — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Romanian: cadru — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Russian: о́стов (óstov) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Russian: ко́рпус (kórpus) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Russian: карка́с (karkás) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Russian: ра́ма (ráma) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Serbo-Croatian: kostur — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Serbo-Croatian: konstrukcija — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Spanish: entramado — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Spanish: armazón — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Spanish: carapacho — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Turkish: çatkı — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Turkish: çatık — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Turkish: iskele — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Turkish: karkas — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Turkish: yapı iskelesi — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Turkish: yapı karkası — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Ottoman Turkish: چاتی (çatı) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Ottoman Turkish: بدن (beden) — the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
  • Armenian: շրջանակ (šrǰanak) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Azerbaijani: çərçivə — a basic conceptual structure
  • Bulgarian: рамка (ramka) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Catalan: infraestructura — a basic conceptual structure
  • Chamicuro: ipakolo — a basic conceptual structure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結構 /结构 (jiégòu) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 架構 /架构 (jiàgòu) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 框架 (kuàngjià, kuāngjià) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Czech: soustava — a basic conceptual structure
  • Czech: systém — a basic conceptual structure
  • Czech: aplikační rámec — a basic conceptual structure
  • Danish: ramme — a basic conceptual structure
  • Danish: struktur — a basic conceptual structure
  • Dutch: raamwerk — a basic conceptual structure
  • Dutch: framework — a basic conceptual structure
  • Dutch: kader — a basic conceptual structure
  • Esperanto: kadro — a basic conceptual structure
  • Finnish: viitekehys — a basic conceptual structure
  • Finnish: kehikko — a basic conceptual structure
  • French: structure — a basic conceptual structure
  • German: Bezugssystem — a basic conceptual structure
  • German: Gefüge — a basic conceptual structure
  • German: Programmiergerüst — a basic conceptual structure
  • German: Rahmenkonzept — a basic conceptual structure
  • German: Rahmenwerk — a basic conceptual structure
  • Greek: πλαίσιο (plaísio) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Greek: σκελετός (skeletós) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Indonesian: kerangka — a basic conceptual structure
  • Italian: infrastruttura — a basic conceptual structure
  • Italian: struttura portante — a basic conceptual structure
  • Japanese: 構造 (kōzō) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Japanese: フレームワーク (furēmuwāku) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Japanese: 骨組み (honegumi) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Kapampangan: balangkas — a basic conceptual structure
  • Latin: compāgēs — a basic conceptual structure
  • Lithuanian: infratruktūra — a basic conceptual structure
  • Macedonian: рамки (ramki) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Malay: rangka kerja — a basic conceptual structure
  • Māori: anga — a basic conceptual structure
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rammeverk — a basic conceptual structure
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rammeverk — a basic conceptual structure
  • Portuguese: infraestrutura — a basic conceptual structure
  • Portuguese: arcabouço — a basic conceptual structure
  • Russian: инфраструкту́ра (infrastruktúra) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Russian: систе́ма взгля́дов (sistéma vzgljádov) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Russian: то́чка отсчёта (tóčka otsčóta) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Russian: ра́мки (rámki) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Russian: усло́вия (uslóvija) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Russian: парадигма (paradigma) — a basic conceptual structure
  • Serbo-Croatian: okvir — a basic conceptual structure
  • Serbo-Croatian: infrastruktura — a basic conceptual structure
  • Serbo-Croatian: okosnica — a basic conceptual structure
  • Spanish: entramado — a basic conceptual structure
  • Spanish: marco — a basic conceptual structure
  • Spanish: armazón — a basic conceptual structure
  • Spanish: estructura conceptual — a basic conceptual structure
  • Swedish: ramverk — a basic conceptual structure
  • Turkish: çerçeve — a basic conceptual structure
  • Welsh: fframwaith — a basic conceptual structure
  • Zhuang: gvaenghgaq — a basic conceptual structure
  • Italian: inquadramento — the identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset
  • Portuguese: enquadramento — the identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset
  • Portuguese: regime — the identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset
  • Russian: парадигма (paradigma) — the identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset
Real reading context

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