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frameworks

frameworks is the plural of framework.

Meaning of framework

Noun

framework (plural frameworks)

  1. (literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
  2. (literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
    Synonyms:
    ossature
  3. (figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
  4. (figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
    • These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.
  5. A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
  6. An established and structured system of rules and principles used for analyzing and describing the structure of a language.

Phrases with frameworks

Questions about frameworks

What is frameworks the plural of?
Frameworks is the plural of framework.

Words near frameworks in the dictionary

  1. framework knitter
  2. framework knitters
  3. framework law
  4. framework silicate
  5. framework silicates
  6. frameworks
  7. framey
  8. framilies
  9. Framilode
  10. framily
  11. framing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: frameworks (page history and authors); framework (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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