Meanings
nounreconstriction (countable and uncountable, plural reconstrictions)
plural reconstrictions · alternative re-constriction
- countableuncountableThe process of constricting again.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōn-
- Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
- Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
- Proto-Italic*stringō
- Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
- Proto-Italic*strengō
- Latinstringō
- Latincōnstringō
- Late Latincōnstrictiō
- Englishconstriction
- Englishreconstriction
From re- + constriction.
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APA
reconstriction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconstriction
MLA
“reconstriction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconstriction. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconstriction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconstriction.
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