structure
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
struct
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
structure
manner or way of building, constructing, or organizing something; something built or constructed such as a building or a dam
结构, 体系, 建筑物; vt. 构成, 建造
Dissection of structure
structure = struct (build) + -ure (act; state);
structure = the act or manner of building;
structure = extended further to mean something built or constructed
Now Repeat my Dissection
structure = the act or manner of building;
structure = extended further to mean something built or constructed
Important roots for this word:
-ure
struct
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
Repetition is the key to learning.
Now please try to dissect the word into the roots that you know yourself in the box below:
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