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substructions

substructions is the plural of substruction.

Meaning of substruction

Noun

substruction (plural substructions)

  1. underbuilding; substructure
    • It is a magnificent strong building, with a substruction very remarkable.1644 November 17 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 8 November 1644]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition...
  2. (figuratively) foundation; base

Questions about substructions

What is substructions the plural of?
Substructions is the plural of substruction.

Words near substructions in the dictionary

  1. substruct
  2. substructed
  3. substructing
  4. substruction
  5. substructional
  6. substructions
  7. substructs
  8. substructural
  9. substructure
  10. substructured
  11. substructures

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