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reconstruction   (Sound)

KK Pronunciation

〔 ˏrikәnˋstrʌkʃәn 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˏriːkәnˊstrʌkʃәn 〕


Overview of noun reconstruction

The noun reconstruction has 4 senses


  • Reconstruction, Reconstruction Period -- (the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877)

  • reconstruction -- (the activity of constructing something again)

  • reconstruction -- (an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence)

  • reconstruction, reconstructive memory -- (recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall)