substruction

(sŭb-strŭkˈshən)

noun
A foundation; a substructure.

Origin:

Origin: Latin substrūctiō, substrūctiōn-

Origin: , from substrūctus

Origin: , past participle of substruere, to build beneath

Origin: : sub-, sub-

Origin: + struere, to build, pile up; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • sub·strucˈtion·al adjective
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