Reconstruction
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Reconstruction is a noun meaning The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the earlier state.
Meaning
The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the earlier state.
More Meanings
- A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.
- The act of restoring something to an earlier state.
- The recreation or retelling of the (purported) events leading up to a certain outcome.
- (linguistics) A result of linguistic reconstruction; a model representing an unattested linguistic unit: a phoneme, a morpheme or a word.
Example Sentences
Sunderland station has undergone several reconstructions.
The reconstruction of the medieval bridge began last year.
The detective's reconstruction of what happened that night is dubious.
It should also be noted that while Dempwolff reconstructed at only one level (Uraustronesisch), many of his reconstructions are confined to languages of western Indonesia
Word Forms
- reconstructions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reconstructed, remanufacturing, regeneration, rebuilding, reconstitution, redevelop.
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