earlieststructures
nounUK /ˈɜː.li.ɪst ˈstrʌk.tʃəz/
US /ˈɝː.li.ɪst ˈstrʌk.tʃɚz/
The very first things that people built, like the oldest houses or walls.
The earliest structures in the village were made of mud and stone.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The first parts of something that are put together, such as the beginning frame of a building.
Workers finished the earliest structures of the bridge before winter.
3. The most basic parts of a system or idea that come before everything else.
The earliest structures of the new school plan were drawn up last year.
4. The oldest known natural formations, like early rock shapes or coral.
Scientists studied the earliest structures of the coral reef.