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Meaning of SUBSTRUCTURE

Pronunciation:  sub'strukchur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
  2. [n]  the basic structure or features of a system or organization
 
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 Synonyms: base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, infrastructure, understructure
 
 See Also: bed, construction, raft foundation, structure, support, system

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sub*struc"ture\, n. [Pref. sub- + structure.]
1. (Arch.) Same as {Substruction}.
2. An under structure; a foundation; groundwork.
 
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