noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:S UW1 P ER0 S T R AH2 K CH ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Any structure built above the top full deck (FM 55-501).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any material structure or edifice built on something else; that which is raised on a foundation or basis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
All that part of a building above the basement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The sleepers and fastenings, in distinction from the roadbed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
Qualifier: railroad
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5
noun
Meaning 5
The social sphere of ideology which includes religion, art, politics, law and all traditional values.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Marxism, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: base, infrastructure, substructure
6
noun
Meaning 6
structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure, construction
Narrower terms: deck-house
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English structure English superstructure From super- + structure.
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45 source translations are retained for this English entry.