Superstruction

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

  Superstruction \Su`per*struc"tion\, n.
     1. The act of superstructing, or building upon.
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     2. That which is superstructed, or built upon some
        foundation; an edifice; a superstructure.


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              My own profession hath taught me not to erect new
              superstructions upon an old ruin.     --Denham.
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