understructure

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un⋅der⋅struc⋅ture

[uhn-der-struhk-cher]

–noun

1.	a structure serving as a support; a base or foundation: The building has a strong understructure.

2.	any thing, condition, etc., establishing support; a basis: an argument that rests on a sound understructure of knowledge.

Origin:
under- + structure

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