reconstructive

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adjective

Which reconstructs.

Similar
rehabilitativeconstructive
OriginEnglish reconstruct ← Latin cōnstrūctus ← Proto-Italic *strowō →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Which reconstructs.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehelping to restore to good condition

Similar
rehabilitativeconstructive
Also see
rehabilitative

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*strew-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*stréweti
  15. Proto-Italic*strowō
  16. Latinstruō
  17. Latincōnstruō
  18. Latincōnstrūctus
  19. Englishconstruct
  20. Englishreconstruct
  21. Englishreconstructive

From reconstruct + -ive.

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APA

reconstructive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconstructive

MLA

“reconstructive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconstructive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconstructive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconstructive.

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