Reconstructive Meaning
/rˌikəˈnstrʌktɪv/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjwhich reconstructs
Sentence Examples
Ziri has undergone reconstructive surgery.
Boldi couldn't undergo reconstructive surgery until her grew up.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient needed ____ surgery to fix the damage from the accident.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient underwent ____ surgery to repair the damage caused by the accident.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin cōnstruōder. Latin cōnstrūctusbor. English construct English reconstruct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English reconstructive From reconstruct + -ive.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient needed ____ surgery to fix the damage from the accident.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient underwent ____ surgery to repair the damage caused by the accident.