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Infrastructure

//ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonyms: understructure, underpinnings, underbuilding, underframework"

  2. 2
    the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area wordnet
  3. 3
    The facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society. countable, uncountable

    "Meronyms: (literally, large objects and portions thereof) structures, substructures, understructures, superstructures"

  4. 4
    the basic structure or features of a system or organization wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- + structure.

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