INFRASTRUCTURE

infrastructure, base

(noun) the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; “the industrial base of Japan”

infrastructure, substructure

(noun) the basic structure or features of a system or organization

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

infrastructure (countable and uncountable, plural infrastructures)

(systems theory) An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system. [from 1887]

Synonym: underbuilding

Hyponym: Common Language Infrastructure

The basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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