reconstruction

re·con·struc·tion

noun \ˌrē-kən-ˈstrək-shən\

Definition of RECONSTRUCTION

1

a : the action of reconstructing : the state of being reconstructed b often capitalized : the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War

2

: something reconstructed

Examples of RECONSTRUCTION

1. the reconstruction of the dam
2. the reconstruction of postwar Europe
3. reconstruction of the health-care system
4. They were able to determine the cause of the accident by careful reconstruction of the events leading up to it.
5. The police staged a reconstruction of the crime.

First Known Use of RECONSTRUCTION

1791

Rhymes with RECONSTRUCTION

deconstruction, introduction, liposuction, mass production, reproduction, self-destruction