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/es.tɾukˈtuɾa/

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Translation

structure

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Word origin

From Latin structura ('a fitting together, a building'), from struere ('to pile up, to build'). The same root gives English 'structure' and 'construct'.

Origin
Latin
Root
structura
English cognates
structure, construct

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralestructuras

Examples

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The structure of the bridge withstood the earthquake without damage.

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We must improve the structure of this report before handing it in.

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The social structure of the country has changed a great deal.

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jerárquica.

The company has a very hierarchical structure.

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This word is taught in chapter 29, lesson 12: estructura, psiquiatra, desayunar and 7 more words.