plural reconstructions
Definition of reconstruction
1a
: the action of reconstructing : the act or process of rebuilding, repairing, or restoring something
reconstruction efforts to repair hurricane damage the reconstruction of the dam the reconstruction of postwar Europe
b
Reconstruction, in U.S. history
: the period from 1865 to 1877 in which the southern states that had seceded during the American Civil War rejoined the United States
2a
: the re-creation or reimagining of something from the past especially by using information acquired through research
the historical reconstruction of an ancient village the newspaper's reconstruction of the events
b
: a technical process by which scientific principles and techniques are applied to physical evidence in order to create an accurate reenactment or understanding of a past occurrence or event (such as an accident)
technology used in crime scene reconstruction
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The first known use of reconstruction was in 1594
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