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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   framework
       n 1: a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process;
            "the computer program was based on a model of the
            circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: model,
            theoretical account, framework]
       2: the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for
          future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society" [syn:
          framework, fabric]
       3: a structure supporting or containing something