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superstructure

4 definitions • 2 examples
1
(of a building) the part above the ground:

Examples:

The foundations are finished and work has now begun on building the superstructure of the new library.
2
(of a ship) the part above the main deck
3
the ideas and systems of a society or organization that develop from more basic ideas and systems:

Examples:

According to Marxist theory, a society's superstructure is its legal, social, cultural and political institutions, which are based on its economic systems.
4
a structure built on top of something else, esp. the part of a building above the ground or the part of a ship above the main deck (= floor)

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