construction
Americannoun
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the act or art of constructing.
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the way in which a thing is constructed.
a building of solid construction.
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something that is constructed; a structure.
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the occupation or industry of building.
He works in construction.
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Grammar.
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the arrangement of two or more forms in a grammatical unit. Constructions involving bound forms are often called morphological, as the bound forms fif- and -teen. Those involving only free forms are often called syntactic, as the good man, in the house.
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a word or phrase consisting of two or more forms arranged in a particular way.
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a group of words or morphemes for which there is a rule in some part of the grammar.
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explanation or interpretation, as of a law, a text, or an action.
noun
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the process or act of constructing or manner in which a thing is constructed
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the thing constructed; a structure
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the business or work of building dwellings, offices, etc
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( as modifier )
a construction site
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an interpretation or explanation of a law, text, action, etc
they put a sympathetic construction on her behaviour
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grammar a group of words that together make up one of the constituents into which a sentence may be analysed; a phrase or clause
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geometry a drawing of a line, angle, or figure satisfying certain conditions, used in solving a problem or proving a theorem
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an abstract work of art in three dimensions or relief See also constructivism
Other Word Forms
- constructional adjective
- constructionally adverb
- preconstruction noun
Etymology
Origin of construction
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin constrūctiōn-, stem of constrūctiō “placement together, building,” from constrūct(us) “put together” ( construct ) + -iō -ion
Example Sentences
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The founder of the Punjabi trucking association, Raman Dhillon, says the group is losing members for jobs in construction and food delivery.
When a young boy takes over a beaver-bot to stop a construction company’s plan to destroy the local habitat, he accidentally launches an uprising against all humanity among the local fauna.
He suggested many patrollers earn their main income through offseason jobs like construction or outdoor guiding.
The construction of atomic plants had stalled during the revolution and the subsequent war with Iraq.
After his degree, he returned to Bagillt and worked part-time in construction and a pub.
From BBC
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