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English to English noun
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a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process |  | Example: the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems
source: wordnet30
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the underlying structure | | Example: providing a factual framework for future research
it is part of the fabric of society
source: wordnet30
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a structure supporting or containing something | | source: wordnet30
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The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society. | | source: webster1913
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