Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superstruction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-struc-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of superstructing, or building upon.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

That which is built on some foundation; an edifice; a superstructure.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The wall has been thickened to give dept to the gateway, and possibly to allow of the superstruction of a low tower above it."
"1668, John Denham, Preface to the translation of two poems, in Poems and Translations, 6th edition, London: Jacob Tonson, 1719, p. 89, […] for I love not to improve the Honour of the Living, by impairing that of the Dead; and my own Profession hath taught me, not to erect new Superstructions upon an old Ruin."
"Since virtuous superstructions have commonly generous foundations, dive into thy inclinations, and early discover what nature bids thee to be, or tells thee thou may’st be."

Usage

Inflected Forms

superstructions (plural)

Questions

What does superstruction mean?: The act of superstructing, or building upon.

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