of a dictionary: The organisation of the lexical entries in the body of a dictionary into– lists,– tree structures,– networks. Types of macrostructure:– semasiological– onomasiological
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            The notion of macrostructure has been used in several disciplines in order to distinguish large-scale, or 'global' structures, from small-scale, or 'local' structures, that is, microstructures.