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Word: Construction
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin constructio(n-), from construere ‘heap together’ (see construct)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈstrʌkʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of building something, typically a large structure
Short Definition:action of building
Examples:- there was a skyscraper under construction
Definition:
the creation of an abstract entity
Short Definition:creation of something abstract
Examples:- language plays a large part in our construction of reality
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