construction

 
Pronunciation: /kənˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1the action of building something, typically a large structure: there was a skyscraper under construction
  • the industry of constructing buildings, roads, etc.: 50,000 more jobs will go from construction
  • the style or method used in the building of something: the mill is of brick construction
  • [count noun] a building or other structure: the central waterway was a spectacular construction
  • 2the creation of an abstract entity: language plays a large part in our construction of reality
  • [count noun] an interpretation or explanation: you could put an honest construction upon their conduct
  • Grammar the arrangement of words according to syntactical rules: sentence construction

Derivatives

constructional

adjective

constructionally

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin constructio(n-), from construere 'heap together' (see construct)