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construction

Main Entry:: con·struc·tion
Pronunciation:: \kən-ˈstrək-shən\
Function:: noun
Date:: 14th century

1: the act or result of construing, interpreting, or explaining2 a: the process, art, or manner of constructing something; also : a thing constructed b: the construction industry <working in construction>3: the arrangement and connection of words or groups of words in a sentence : syntactical arrangement4: a sculpture that is put together out of separate pieces of often disparate materials

— con·struc·tion·al

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\-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

— con·struc·tion·al·ly adverb

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