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noun
The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: underbuilding
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The earth or gravel that the railway tracks are embedded in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Synonym of base (“the forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Marxism
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Synonyms: base
Antonyms: none provided
noun
lowest support of a structure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, understructure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: support
Narrower terms: bed, raft foundation
noun
the basic structure or features of a system or organization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: infrastructure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English structure English substructure From sub- + structure.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
