reconstruction
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/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃn/
noun
C1
The act of changing or improving how something works or looks.
The reconstruction of the old bridge made it safer and more modern.
C1
Building something again after it was damaged or destroyed.
After the flood, the reconstruction of the town took many years.
C1
A copy of something that no longer exists.
The museum has a reconstruction of an ancient Roman house.
C1
Acting out past events to understand them better, like a crime.
The police did a reconstruction of the robbery to find clues.
R
The time after the US Civil War when the South rejoined the US and rights were given to African Americans.
Reconstruction was a key period in American history after the Civil War.
translation
The act of changing or improving how something works or looks.; Building something again after it was damaged or destroyed.; A copy of something that no longer exists.; Acting out past events to understand them better, like a crime.; The time after the US Civil War when the South rejoined the US and rights were given to African Americans.
Word Forms
Plural
reconstructions