reconstruction (noun)

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• reconstruction — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major ▪ complete, total ▪ radical ▪ large, large scale, life size …   Collocations dictionary

• reconstruction — reconstruct ► VERB 1) construct again. 2) form an impression, model, or re enactment of (something) from evidence. DERIVATIVES reconstruction noun reconstructive adjective …   English terms dictionary

• reconstruction — re‧con‧struc‧tion [ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʆn] noun 1. [uncountable] the work that is done after a war,Earthquake etc to repair the damage that was caused to buildings, industry etc: • the post war reconstruction of the country s damaged infrastructure 2.… …   Financial and business terms

• reconstruction — noun 1 (U) the work that is done after a war to repair the damage that was caused to a country s buildings, industry etc: Reconstruction of the town began in 1948. 2 (countable usually singular) a copy of something that does not exist any more (+ …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• reconstruction — noun a) A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state. The reconstruction of the medieval bridge began last year. b) The act of restoring something to an earlier state. The detectives reconstruction of what happened that… …   Wiktionary

• Reconstruction — noun the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865 1877 (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑Reconstruction Period • Instance Hypernyms: ↑historic period, ↑age …   Useful english dictionary

• Reconstruction Period — noun the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865 1877 • Syn: ↑Reconstruction • Instance Hypernyms: ↑historic period, ↑age …   Useful english dictionary

• reconstruction — noun Date: 1791 1. a. the action of reconstructing ; the state of being reconstructed b. often capitalized the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War 2. something reconstructed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Reconstruction — noun A period of the history of the United States from 1863 to 1877, during which the nation resolve the status of the ex Confederate states, the ex Confederate leaders, and the Freedmen (ex slaves) after the U.S. Civil War …   Wiktionary

• reconstruction — noun 1. the activity of constructing something again (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑reconstruct • Hypernyms: ↑repair, ↑fix, ↑fixing, ↑fixture, ↑mend, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• reconstruction */ — UK [ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌrɪkənˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms reconstruction : singular reconstruction plural reconstructions 1) a) [uncountable] the process of building something again Reconstruction is already under way after the floods. b)… …   English dictionary