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Framework

/ˈfreɪm.wɜːk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1420 frequency
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  1. 1

    A basic structure underlying a system, concept, or text.

    "The legal framework provides clear guidelines for the new policy."

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The term is a compound of 'frame' (derived from Old English 'framian', meaning to profit or avail, later taking on the sense of constructing) and 'work' (from Old English 'weorc', meaning action, deed, or product). First recorded in the late 16th century, it originally referred to a physical structure or support, evolving through the centuries to encompass abstract, structural systems of ideas, rules, or components.

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