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Definition of substructure noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

substructure

noun

NAmE//ˈsʌbˌstrʌktʃər//

1a base or structure that is below another structure and that supports it a substructure of timber piles

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2(figurative) the substructure of national culture compare superstructure

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