superstructure
Pronunciation: /ˈsuːpəstrʌktʃə, ˈsjuː-/
noun
- a structure built on top of something else.
- the parts of a ship, other than masts and rigging, built above its hull and main deck.
- the part of a building above its foundations.
- a concept or idea based on others: a distinction between foundations and superstructure, basic and non-basic beliefs, is central
- (in Marxist theory) the institutions and culture considered to result from or reflect the economic system underlying a society.
