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Superstructure

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Noun

1. superstructure

structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck

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Superstructure

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noun
1. 
the part of a building above its foundation
2. 
any structure or concept erected on something else
3. nautical
any structure above the main deck of a ship with sides flush with the sides of the hull
4. 
the part of a bridge supported by the piers and abutments
5. 
(in Marxist theory) an edifice of interdependent agencies of the state, including legal and political institutions and ideologies, each possessing some autonomy but remaining products of the dominant mode of economic production

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Superstructure

see synonyms of superstructure
noun
1. 
a structure built on top of another
sometimes used figuratively
2. 
that part of a building above the foundation
3. 
that part of a ship above the main deck

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Superstructure

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n.
1. A physical or conceptual structure extended or developed from a basic form.
2. The part of a building or other structure above the foundation.
3. The parts of a ship's structure above the main deck.
4. The rails, sleepers, and other parts of a railway.
5. In Marxist theory, the ideologies or institutions of a society as distinct from the basic processes and direct social relations of material production and economics.

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