"superstruct" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌsuːpə(ɹ)ˈstɹʌkt/ Forms: superstructs [present, singular, third-person], superstructing [participle, present], superstructed [participle, past], superstructed [past]
Etymology: Latin superstrūctus, past participle of superstruō (“to build upon”); super (“over”) + struō (“to build”). See super- and structure. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|superstrūctus}} Latin superstrūctus Head templates: {{en-verb}} superstruct (third-person singular simple present superstructs, present participle superstructing, simple past and past participle superstructed)
  1. To build over or upon (another structure); to erect upon (a foundation).

Inflected forms

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