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Social structure Uncommon

Origin: Latin suffix -ure

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships

"the social organization of England and America is very different"

"sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family"

See Also
family class
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
system
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
feudalism patriarchy matriarchy meritocracy pluralism class structure segregation
Rhyming Words
ure cure lure fure kure yure eure ture pure bure sure mure dure shure viure heure azure alure coure youre
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