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overstructure

overstructure noun: the upper structure or superstructure.

Noun

overstructure (plural overstructures)

  1. The upper structure or superstructure.

Verb

overstructure (third-person singular simple present overstructures, present participle overstructuring, simple past and past participle overstructured)

  1. (transitive) To structure excessively.
    Antonyms:
    understructure

Antonyms of overstructure

Forms of overstructure

Noun
pluraloverstructures
Verb
third-person singular presentoverstructures
present participleoverstructuring
past participleoverstructured
pastoverstructured

Origin of overstructure

From over- + structure.

Words formed from overstructure

Questions about overstructure

What does overstructure mean?
Overstructure means the upper structure or superstructure.
What part of speech is overstructure?
Overstructure can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of overstructure?
The plural of overstructure is overstructures.

Words near overstructure in the dictionary

  1. overstrowing
  2. overstrown
  3. overstrows
  4. overstruck
  5. overstructural
  6. overstructure
  7. overstructured
  8. overstructures
  9. overstructuring
  10. overstrung
  11. overstudied

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