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Definition of ARCHITECTURE
Architecture Architecture Ar"chi*tec`ture (?; 135), n. [L. architectura,
fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See Architect.]
1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of
building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures,
for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil
architecture.
Many other architectures besides Gothic. --Ruskin.
3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure;
workmanship.
The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees.
--Tyndall.
The formation of the first earth being a piece of
divine architecture. --Burnet.
Military architecture, the art of fortifications.
Naval architecture, the art of building ships.