reconstruction

CEFRB2

/ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The process of building or forming something again.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.

Examples

  • Benefits accrue to the community from reconstruction.

  • The reconstruction with a translation can be limited.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˌɹiːkənˈstɹakʃən/
  • /ˌɹikənˈstɹʌkʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of restoring something to an earlier state.

  2. The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the earlier state.

  3. The recreation or retelling of the (purported) events leading up to a certain outcome.

More examples

In context

  • The detective's reconstruction of what happened that night is dubious.

  • The reconstruction of the medieval bridge began last year.

  • The reconstruction of the educational system

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank of the old bridge took three years because of its complex design.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From re- + construction.