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structure

1. struc.ture \'str*k-ch*r\ n [ME, fr. L structura, fr. structus, pp. of 
   struere to heap up], build; akin to L sternere to spread out - more at 
   STREW 1: the action of building : CONSTRUCTION  2a: something constructed  
   2b: something made up of interdependent parts in a definite pattern of orga 
   nization 3: manner of construction : MAKEUP  4a: the arrangement of 
   particles or parts in a substance or body {soil R@} {the ~ of a plant} 
   {molecular ~} 4b: interrelation of parts as dominated by the general 
   character of the who le {economic ~} 5a: the elements of an entity or the 
   position of such elements in their rel ationships to each other 5b1: the 
   composition of conscious experience with its elements and their co 
   mbinations 5b2: GESTALT 
2. structure \'str*k-ch*-rin, 'str*k-shrin\ vt or struc.tur.ing 1: to form 
   into a structure : ORGANIZE  2: BUILD, CONSTRUCT