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noun

framing

FRAY-mihng
noun
1
The act of putting something in a frame.
"The framing of the painting took the shop three weeks."
2
The way an issue or story is presented, which shapes how people understand it.
"The article's framing made the policy sound harsher than it really was."

How to Use Framing

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither physically putting something in a frame, or the angle a story is presented from.

Common pairings
media framing the framing of the debate

Word Forms

framings plural

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