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substruction

sub·struc·tion

noun
A foundation; a substructure.

Origin: Latin substrūctiō, substrūctiōn-, from substrūctus, past participle of substruere, to build beneath : sub-, sub- + struere, to build, pile up; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

  • sub·strucˈtion·al adjective

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