Substruction

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    underbuilding; substructure

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

  2. 2
    foundation; base figuratively

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basebasementbasisbedbeddingbedrock

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

Etymology

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

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