architecture

A2 Topic:Architecture & Buildings

US /ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃɚ/ UK /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/ See IPA manual

Freq #8381

Meanings

1

noun
The art and practice of designing buildings.

She studied architecture at university.
2

noun
The style or design of buildings.

The architecture of the old town is stunning.
3

noun
The basic structure and design of a system or product.

The software's architecture makes it easy to add new features.

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3 noun · the basic structure and... computer architecture

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Forms architectures

Derived forms advertectureangioarchitectureaquatecturearchitectarchitectonicarchitecturalarchitecturedarchitecturesquearchitextualityarchitourismarchitouristarcology

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fantastic architecture
architecture with strange, imaginative forms that seem to belong to a fantasy

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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχῐ- (ărkhĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō Proto-Hellenic *téktōn Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn) Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)bor. Latin architectus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin architectūralbor. French architecturebor. English architecture Borrowed from French architecture, from Latin architectūra. Originally from architect, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “architect”, literally “arch builder, ext…

*tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European architecture French architectūra Latin ἀρχιτέκτων Ancient Greek

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# architecture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/
**Frequency rank:** 8381

## Meanings
1. The art and practice of designing buildings.
2. The style or design of buildings.
3. The basic structure and design of a system or product.

## Examples
- She studied architecture at university.
- The architecture of the old town is stunning.
- The software's architecture makes it easy to add new features.

## Derived Forms
- advertecture
- angioarchitecture
- aquatecture
- architect
- architectonic
- architectural
- architectured
- architecturesque
- architextuality
- architourism
- architourist
- arcology

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *tetḱ-
- Root: architecture
- Root: architectūra
- Root: ἀρχιτέκτων

## Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχῐ- (ărkhĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō Proto-Hellenic *téktōn Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn) Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)bor. Latin architectus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin architectūralbor. French architecturebor. English architecture Borrowed from French architecture, from Latin architectūra. Originally from architect, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “architect”, literally “arch builder, ext…

## Topics
- Architecture & Buildings
- Actions & Processes

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