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English
Etymology
From Latin substructio, from substruere, substructum (“to build beneath”), from sub (“under”) + struere (“to build”).
Noun
substruction (plural substructions)
- (architecture) underbuilding; substructure
1644 November 18 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “”, 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:It is a magnificent strong building, with a substruction very remarkable.
- (figurative) foundation; base
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Pronunciation
Noun
substruction f (plural substructions)
- substruction
- underbuilding
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