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{
"term": "framework",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the parts of a building or an object that support its weight and give it shape",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "built on a wooden framework"
},
{
"text": "The ship's elaborate metal framework was exposed."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a set of beliefs, ideas or rules that is used as the basis for making judgements, decisions, etc.",
"sensetop": "framework for somethingframework of something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **theoretical/conceptual** framework"
},
{
"text": "The report **provides a framework** for further research.",
"contextForm": "framework for something"
},
{
"text": "We are currently exploring new approaches within existing frameworks of practice and thinking.",
"contextForm": "framework of something"
},
{
"text": "Carbon dating provides us with a basic chronological framework."
},
{
"text": "The committee will work within the framework of certain broad objectives."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["basic", "broad", "general"],
"verb + framework": ["build", "create", "develop"],
"preposition": [
"outside a/the framework",
"within a/the framework",
"framework for"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the structure of a particular system",
"sensetop": "framework for something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the basic framework of society"
},
{
"text": "a regulatory/legislative framework"
},
{
"text": "We need to establish a **legal framework** for the protection of the environment.",
"contextForm": "framework for something"
},
{
"text": "The needs of individual schools need to be considered in a wider framework."
},
{
"text": "Negotiations were also conducted outside the framework of the treaty talks proper."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["basic", "broad", "general"],
"verb + framework": ["build", "create", "develop"],
"preposition": [
"outside a/the framework",
"within a/the framework",
"framework for"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfreɪmwɜːk/",
"audio": "fr/framework/framework__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/",
"audio": "fr/framework/framework__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}