framework
Pronunciation:
/ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk//ˈfɹeɪm.wɝk/noun
Definitions
A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
A basic conceptual structure.
Example: These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.