Substruction

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Substruction \Sub*struc"tion\, n. [L. substructio, fr.
     substruere, substructum, to build beneath; sub under +
     struere to build.] (Arch.)
     Underbuilding; the foundation, or any preliminary structure
     intended to raise the lower floor or basement of a building
     above the natural level of the ground.


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           It is a magnificent strong building, with a
           substruction very remarkable.            --Evelyn.
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