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structural
adjective
connected
with
the
way
a
building
or
other
physical
object
is
built
and
supported
•
The
engineer
checked
the
structural
safety
of
the
bridge
after
the
earthquake
.
The
engineer
checked
the
structural
safety
of
the
bridge
after
the
earthquake
.
•
We
installed
extra
beams
to
give
the
old
house
more
structural
support
.
We
installed
extra
beams
to
give
the
old
house
more
structural
support
.
From
structure
+
-al
,
first
recorded
in
the
early
19th
century
to
describe
features
of
buildings
.
adjective
relating
to
the
basic
framework
of
a
system
,
organization
,
or
situation
rather
than
to
its
small
details
•
The
country
faces
structural
problems
in
its
education
system
.
The
country
faces
structural
problems
in
its
education
system
.
•
Economists
say
the
high
unemployment
rate
is
a
structural
issue
,
not
just
a
temporary
one
.
Economists
say
the
high
unemployment
rate
is
a
structural
issue
,
not
just
a
temporary
one
.
Extended
from
physical
sense
to
abstract
systems
in
the
mid-20th
century
,
influenced
by
social
sciences
and
economics
.
adjective
concerning
the
arrangement
of
parts
within
language
,
especially
grammar
and
sentence
patterns
•
In
language
class
,
we
studied
the
structural
differences
between
English
and
Japanese
.
In
language
class
,
we
studied
the
structural
differences
between
English
and
Japanese
.
•
Structural
linguistics
focuses
on
how
words
fit
together
in
sentences
.
Structural
linguistics
focuses
on
how
words
fit
together
in
sentences
.
Adopted
by
linguists
in
the
early
20th
century
to
describe
internal
organization
of
language
,
inspired
by
structuralism
in
anthropology
.
