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superstructing

superstructing is the present participle and gerund of superstruct.

Meaning of superstruct

Verb

superstruct (third-person singular simple present superstructs, present participle superstructing, simple past and past participle superstructed)

  1. (archaic, figuratively) To build over or upon (another structure); to erect upon (a foundation).
    • This is the only proper basis on which to superstruct first innocency and then virtue.1667, attributed to Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. […], London: […] R. Norton for T. Garthwait, […], →OCLC

Questions about superstructing

What is superstructing the present participle and gerund of?
Superstructing is the present participle and gerund of superstruct.

Words near superstructing in the dictionary

  1. superstrings
  2. superstrong
  3. superstrs.
  4. superstruct
  5. superstructed
  6. superstructing
  7. superstruction
  8. superstructions
  9. superstructive
  10. superstructs
  11. superstructural

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