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reconstruction
/ˌɹikənˈstɹʌkʃən/
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What does reconstruction mean?
noun
- The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the 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.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A result of linguistic reconstruction; a model representing an unattested linguistic unit: a phoneme, a morpheme or a word.
proper noun
- A period of the history of the United States from 1865 to 1877, during which the nation tried to resolve the status of the ex-Confederate states, the ex-Confederate leaders, and the Freedmen (ex-slaves) after the American Civil War.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɹikənˈstɹʌkʃən/
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Bruneseau had given the impulse, but the cholera was required to bring about the vast reconstruction which took place later on.
HARIRI, a wealthy entrepreneur, has announced ambitious plans for Lebanon's reconstruction which involve a substantial influx of foreign aid and investment.
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Much that was done by those in charge of Reconstruction legislation has been overturned, but the public school system still remains.
Hence, every judgment of an emotional state must be preceded by a reconstruction in terms of the implied functions of the understanding.
We are now at the dawn of a new period of reconstruction and progress, and during this period many wonderful things will happen.