superstructure
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/ˈsuːpərstrʌktʃər/
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/ˈsuːpəstrʌktʃə(r)/
noun
R
The top part of something that is built on top of something else, like the higher sections of a ship or the part of a building that is above the ground.
The superstructure of the ship was damaged during the storm.
R
The ideas, beliefs, and social systems that are built on the basic economic and social conditions of a society.
The political superstructure is influenced by the economic base of society.
translation
The top part of something that is built on top of something else, like the higher sections of a ship or the part of a building that is above the ground.; The ideas, beliefs, and social systems that are built on the basic economic and social conditions of a society.
Word Forms
Plural
superstructures