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Synonyms
struc·ture (strŭḱchər)

[Middle English, the process of building, from Latin strūctūra, from strūctus past participle of struere, to construct.]

noun 

  1. Something made up of a number of parts that are held or put together in a particular way: hierarchical social structure.
  2. The way in which parts are arranged or put together to form a whole; makeup: triangular in structure.
  3. The interrelation or arrangement of parts in a complex entity: political structure; plot structure.
  4. Something constructed, such as a building.
  5. Biology
    1. The arrangement or formation of the tissues, organs, or other parts of an organism.
    2. An organ or other part of an organism.

transitive verb: -tured, -tur·ing, -tures. 

To give form or arrangement to: structure a curriculum; structure one's day.