framework
- n a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
- n the underlying structure
providing a factual framework for future research - n a structure supporting or containing something
framing
- n formulation of the plans and important details
the framing of judicial decrees - n a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
- v enclose in or as if in a frame
- v enclose in a frame, as of a picture
- v take or catch as if in a snare or trap
- v formulate in a particular style or language
- v make up plans or basic details for
- v construct by fitting or uniting parts together
franc
- n the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes