Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

framework

/ˈfɹeɪm.wɝk/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: frame-work
IPA: /ˈfɹeɪm.wɝk/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

noun

The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.

noun

A basic conceptual structure.

noun

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

"These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas."
"He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair."

Etymology

From frame + work.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɹeɪm.wɝk/
British English: /ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/

Inflected Forms

frameworks (plural)

Derived Forms

extraframework interframework intraframework metaframework microframework multiframework underframework

Phrases

framework agreement framework directive framework knitter framework law framework silicate institutional framework metal-organic framework reference framework

Synonyms

ossature frame fabric model theoretical account

Questions

How do you pronounce framework?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹeɪm.wɝk/.
What does framework mean?: A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
Where does framework come from?: From frame + work.

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