You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for July 6.

International Kissing Day

Today’s word is structure, spelled s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e.

structure /ˈstrʌktʃə $ -ər/ noun

[countable] something that has been built, especially something large such as a building or a bridge

The station building was a high wooden structure with a curved roof.

The proposed new office tower is a steel and glass structure 43 storeys high.

structure2 ●○○ AWL verb [transitive]

to arrange the different parts of something into a pattern or system in which each part is connected to the others SYN organize

We must carefully structure and rehearse each scene.

She structured the essay chronologically.

That recalibration is happening at every level, as white-collar employees push for greater workplace flexibility and their employers navigate how to structure the return to the office.

— Jill Filipovic, CNN, 1 June 2021

Nemerov is a teacher, and good teachers know how to structure the drama of learning, to create the conditions for epiphany.

— Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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