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structure

structure

noun strook-TOOR Rare
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Usage Note

Structure is used identically to its English equivalent in both literal (a building's frame) and figurative (a sentence's structure, an organisation's layout) senses. The verb structurer means 'to structure' or 'to organise'. La structure de la phrase is a common linguistics term.

Examples

"La structure du bâtiment est solide."

Natural Translation

The building's structure is solid.

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