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Definition of architecture noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

architecture

noun
 
 
/ˈɑːkɪtektʃə(r)/
 
/ˈɑːrkɪtektʃər/
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  1.  
     [uncountable] the art and study of designing buildings
    • to study architecture
    • She's a professor of architecture at the University of Oregon.
    • an architecture student/critic
    Topics Buildingsa2
  2.  
     [uncountable] the design or style of a building or buildings
    • the architecture of the eighteenth century
    • modern architecture
    • There are examples of most styles of architecture in the town.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • classical
    • contemporary
    • medieval
    • …
    phrases
    • a school of architecture
    • a style of architecture
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  3. [countable, uncountable] (computing) the design and structure of a computer systemTopics Computersc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • client-server
    • hardware
    • information
    • …
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    4. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin architectura, from architectus from Greek arkhitektōn, from arkhi- ‘chief’ + tektōn ‘builder’.
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