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reconstruction

re·con·struc·tion

reconstruction

 
 
pronunciation:
ri kn struhk shn
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act or result of reconstructing.
The reconstruction of the city after the disaster took several years.
similar words:
repair
definition 2: (cap.) in U.S. history, the period immediately following the Civil War.
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derivation: reconstructional (adj.)