superstruct

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/ˌsuːpə(ɹ)ˈstɹʌkt/

verb

To build over or upon (another structure); to erect upon (a foundation).

OriginLatin superstrūctus →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

verbsuperstruct (third-person singular simple present superstructs, present participle superstructing, simple past and past participle superstructed)

present singular third person superstructs · participle present superstructing · participle past superstructed · past superstructed

  1. archaicfigurativelyTo build over or upon (another structure); to erect upon (a foundation).

    This is the only proper basis on which to superstruct first innocency and then virtue.

    1667, attributed to Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. […], London: […] R. Norton for T. Garthwait, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinsuperstrūctus
  2. Englishsuperstruct

Latin superstrūctus, past participle of superstruō (“to build upon”); super (“over”) + struō (“to build”). See super- and structure.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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