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Superstructure - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Superstructure : (noun)
1: structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main
deck
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Superstructure : \Su`per*struc"ture\, n. [Cf. F. superstructure.]
1. Any material structure or edifice built on something else;
that which is raised on a foundation or basis; esp.
(Arch.), all that part of a building above the basement.
Also used figuratively.
You have added to your natural endowments the
superstructure of study. --Dryden.
2. (Railway Engin.) The sleepers, and fastenings, in
distinction from the roadbed.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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