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construction.

The process of constructing.

12 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/
  1. The process of constructing.

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    Construction is underway on the new bridge.
  2. Anything that has been constructed.

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    The engineer marvelled at his construction.
  3. The trade of building structures.

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    He had worked in construction all his life.
  4. A building, model or some other structure.

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    The office was a construction of steel and glass.
  5. A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.

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    "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.
  6. The manner in which something is built.

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    A thing of simple construction.
  7. A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.

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  8. The act or result of construing the meaning of something.

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    American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.
  9. The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.

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  10. A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English construccioun, construction, from Old French construction, from Latin cōnstructiō, from cōnstruere. Morphologically construct + -ion.

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