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substructure

noun substructures

  1. The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).

    Similar: underbuilding

  2. The earth or gravel that the railway tracks are embedded in.
  3. Marxism Synonym of base (“the forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life”).

    Similar: base

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noun the supporting part of a structure

Españolsubestructura
Françaissubstructure
Românăsubstructură

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@misc{substructure_2026,
  title = {substructure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/substructure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}