Etymology

reconstruction

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Today it means: The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the earlier state. Full definition →

English construction ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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reconstruction · noun1

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishconstruction
  7. English todayreconstruction

From re- + construction.

Reconstruction · proper noun2

A proper-noun variant of reconstruction.

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