a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts | preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation |
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts | lowest support of a structure |
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement | the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained |
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations | |
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships | |