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substruction
[ suhb-struhk-shuhn ]
/ sʌbˈstrʌk ʃən /
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noun
a foundation or substructure.
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Origin of substruction
OTHER WORDS FROM substruction
sub·struc·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby substruction
substitutive, substitutivity, substrate, substratosphere, substratum, substruction, substructure, subsulfate, subsume, subsumed, subsumption
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