Construction Definition
kən-strŭkshən
noun
The act or process of constructing.
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Something constructed; structure; building.
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Something fashioned or devised systematically.
A nation that was glorious in its historical construction.
American Heritage
A three-dimensional work of art, usually nonrepresentational and constructed of more than one material.
Webster's New World
The way in which something is constructed; manner or method of building.
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Synonyms:
- structure
- twist
- mental synthesis
- building
- expression
- grammatical construction
- version
- makeup
- inference
- design
- creation
- architecture
- development
- prefab
- cut
Other Word Forms of Construction
Noun
Singular:
construction
Plural:
constructionsOrigin of Construction
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From Old French construction, from Latin cōnstructiō, from cōnstruere, present active infinitive of cōnstruō.
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