Format and Structure

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Format noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.

Usage example: the book's format is very user-friendly

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Structure is a synonym for format in arrangement topic. In some cases you can use "Structure" instead the word "Format" as a noun or a verb.

Structure noun - Something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity.

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Format is a synonym for structure in makeup topic. You can use "Format" instead a noun "Structure".

physical	physical format	physical structure
musical	musical format	musical structure
exact	exact format	exact structure
similar	similar format	similar structure
Other adjectives: normal, typical, usual, common, standard, original, proper, single, simple, entire, main, new, unique, general, classic, unusual, basic, different, episodic.

The Imperial Civil Service Exams have a lot to do with that, as their clear format and structure made it easy for the examiners to look at an essay and judge its merits by ensuring that the essays would follow specific guidelines.

Source: Fair for Its Day
Generational Saga: The structure of most of the longer sagas, which in fact gave the format its name.

Source: Literature / The Icelandic Sagas
To help counteract this trope, Wizards of the Coast announced that the set printing procedure, block structure, and the nature of the Standard format would be altered starting with 2014's Khans of Tarkir block.

Source: Seasonal Rot

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