architecture
noun
ar·chi·tec·ture
ˈär-kə-ˌtek-chər 
1
: the art or science of building
specifically
: the art or practice of designing and building structures and especially habitable ones
2
a
: formation or construction resulting from or as if from a conscious act
the architecture of the garden
b
: a unifying or coherent form or structure
a novel that lacks architecture
3
: architectural product or work
buildings that comprise the architecture of the square
4
: a method or style of building
Gothic architecture
5
: the manner in which the components of a computer or computer system are organized and integrated
different program architectures
Examples of architecture in a Sentence
In college, he studied architecture.
The architecture of the building is modern.
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There’s secular Tel Aviv, with its beaches and Bauhaus architecture, fine dining and brilliant museums.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
This presumably means sharing some information about the architecture with Congress and the public.
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While Como Lakeside Pavilion may have markedly different acoustics from a cathedral, its architecture does create some echo.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
This presumably means sharing some information about the architecture with Congress and the public.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
While Como Lakeside Pavilion may have markedly different acoustics from a cathedral, its architecture does create some echo.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025
In an increasingly multipolar world, emerging players see advanced AI—and how the United States and China diffuse AI technology and its underlying digital architecture—as key to their national aspirations.
—Matan Chorev, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025
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“Architecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/architecture. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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architecture
noun
ar·chi·tec·ture
ˈär-kə-ˌtek-chər
1
: the art or science of designing and building structures and especially ones that can be lived in
2
: architectural product or work
3
: a method or style of building
architectural
adjective
ˌär-kə-ˈtek-chə-rəl
-ˈtek-shrəl
architecturally
adverb
-ē
Medical Definition
architecture
noun
ar·chi·tec·ture
ˈär-kə-ˌtek-chər
: the basic structural form especially of a bodily part or of a large molecule
the architecture and function of the cerebral cortex
the complex molecular architecture of muscle cells—Carolyn Cohen
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