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construction

Syllabification: (con·struc·tion)
Pronunciation: /kənˈstrəkSHən/

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Definition of construction

noun

  • the building of something, typically a large structure:there was a skyscraper under construction
  • the building of large structures considered as an industry.
  • the style or method used in the building of something:the mill is of brick construction
  • a building or other structure.
  • the creation or formation of an abstract entity:language plays a large part in our construction of reality
  • 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

Pronunciation: /-SHənl/

adjective

constructionally

Pronunciation: /-SHənl-ē/

adverb

Origin:

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

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