infrastructure

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the basic structure or features of a system or organization
  2. noun the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

substructure

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