substruction

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noun

underbuilding; substructure

OriginLatin substructio →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounsubstruction (plural substructions)

plural substructions

  1. architectureunderbuilding; substructure

    It is a magnificent strong building, with a substruction very remarkable.

    1644 November 17 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 8 November 1644]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC
  2. figurativelyfoundation; base

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
underbuilding

Origin

  1. Latinsubstructio
  2. Englishsubstruction

Borrowed from Latin substructio, from substruere, substructum (“to build beneath”), from sub (“under”) + struere (“to build”).

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APA

substruction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substruction

MLA

“substruction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substruction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substruction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substruction.

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