Synonyms: frame, frame of reference
Definition: a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
Similar words: system, system of rules
Definition: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
Usage: they have to operate under a system they oppose; that language has a complex system for indicating gender
Synonyms: coordinate system, reference frame, reference system, frame of reference
Definition: a system that uses coordinates to establish position
Similar words: system, arrangement, organisation, organization
Definition: an organized structure for arranging or classifying
Usage: he changed the arrangement of the topics; the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original; he tried to understand their system of classification