reconstruction
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4.2
- noun
- /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən/
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reconstrucción
- The city initiated a major reconstruction project to rebuild the homes destroyed by the hurricane.
- post-disaster reconstruction
- postwar reconstruction
- stabilization and reconstruction
Geddes does this in his plan for the reconstruction of Balranpur.
- Geddes does this in his plan for the reconstruction of Balranpur.
- Ask the like, you know, they've never done a reconstruction.
- Social capital is a kind of gravitational pool that brings people back for reconstruction and recovery.
- I specialize in helping breast cancer survivors with their reconstruction.
- He has a lot of, excuse me, he has a lot of leeway to determine what shape reconstruction will take initially.
- So you had reconstruction during the dynastic.
- So he he got knocked down just after Sophie had come back from her reconstruction on her boob.
- And Doc Rodriguez is probably, in my opinion and I think most people would agree, probably the best facial reconstruction dude on the planet.
- So that's going to be part of this third reconstruction and then the opportunity to thrive at them.
Examples
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I know, I don't have an appointment, but do you have a moment to talk about Jason Cooper's jaw reconstruction?
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So my poor dad was in charge of the reconstruction of Hilo.
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But it's time we began to think about reconstruction, And I want you to be minister of works.
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I'll probably use even a few more as we start reconstruction next Thursday.
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$1 million for school reconstruction?
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How are we going to lead the relief effort to the permanent reconstruction efforts?
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We have embarked in the process of reconstruction following the the crisis.
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As mentioned, reports of the troublesome Afghanistan reconstruction projects were prevalent in the media.
Academic text (2017) -
GE won contracts for Iraqi reconstruction worth $600 million.
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All able-bodied citizens, men, women and children, should report for reconstruction duties commencing 0800 hours tomorrow morning.
Synonyms
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3.1
Work to repair and improve a building so it looks like new
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3.4
The act of returning something to its original state
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3.0
Making something again after it is damaged or destroyed
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3.5
To make big changes to an area or building to make it better
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3.7
Cleaning, fixing, and improving a building or room so it is in good condition again
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4.9
Putting things taken apart back together
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9.2
Making something again after taking it apart or after damage
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3.9
To make something work like new again by repairing or cleaning
To make something again after people destroy or lose it
Adding a needed part so something becomes like it was before
Bringing something back to how it was before
The process of becoming new or useful again after damage
To make something again in a new or better way
A return of something to its former state after damage or long neglect
Antonyms
Compounds
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6.8
Period after the Civil War when southern states rejoin the United States and laws protect former slaves
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6.3
The period after the Civil War in the United States from 1865 to 1877 when southern states rejoined the Union
An international organization that gives loans to help developing countries build roads and schools
How Rebuilt
Surface Forms
Morphology
reconstruction = reconstruct (transparent) = re + construct + ion
The suffix '-ion' regularly forms a noun meaning the act or process of 'reconstructing'.
Etymology
Reconstruction comes from the parts re- 'again' and construct 'build', so it literally means 'to build again', which is why we use it for rebuilding homes, schools, or bridges after damage.