reconstruction
/ˌɹikənˈstɹʌkʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the earlier state.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The recreation or retelling of the (purported) events leading up to a certain outcome.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A result of linguistic reconstruction; a model representing an unattested linguistic unit: a phoneme, a morpheme or a word.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "However, we also performed analyses after excluding solitary taxa to check the robustness of the reconstructions to variation in taxon sampling."
- "At Crewe, where a ten-span bridge carries the Nantwich road over several tracks and platforms, complete reconstruction will be necessary to give the extra headroom required by electric trains. […] The reconstruction will be carried on half the bridge at a time so that part of the road will remain open for traffic and interference with trains minimised."
- "For each crane, the nonprofits through an arrangement with a foundation are giving $2 toward reconstruction in Japan."
- "Sunderland station has undergone several reconstructions."
- "The reconstruction of the medieval bridge began last year."
- "By a remarkable piece of railway reconstruction work on the part of the Allied Forces—mainly South African railway construction troops—mines laid along the track by the retreating enemy were removed by sappers, and the German damage made good, within 7 days."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English construction English reconstruction From re- + construction.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɹikənˈstɹʌkʃən/
- British English: /ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/
Usage
Inflected Forms
reconstructions (plural)
the Reconstruction (canonical)