structuur

Meaning

  1. (feminine) structure
  2. (Suriname,feminine,in-plural,metonymically) functionary, cadre

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
struc‧tuur
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/strʏkˈtyr/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch structuur, from Middle French structure, from Latin structura (“a fitting together, adjustment, building, erection, a building, edifice, structure”), from structus (“pile up, arrange, assemble, build”), past participle of struere. Compare construct, instruct, destroy, etc.

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We   stellen   ook   een   structuur   voor   dit   debat   voor .

We did not envisage that this debate should be without form.

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