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construction definition

con·struc·tion (kən struk′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or process of constructing
  2. the way in which something is constructed; manner or method of building
  3. something constructed; structure; building
  4. an explanation or interpretation to put the wrong construction on a statement
  5. Linguis. a grammatical pattern consisting of two or more immediate constituents
  6. a three-dimensional work of art, usually nonrepresentational and constructed of more than one material

Etymology: ME construccioun < OFr construction < L constructio

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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