Meanings
nounreconstructivism (uncountable)
- uncountableA postmodern movement concerned with the conscious reconstruction of reality, particularly, but not exclusively, with regard to social reality.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*ster-
- Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*strew-
- Proto-Indo-European*stréweti
- Proto-Italic*strowō
- Latinstruō
- Latincōnstruō
- Latincōnstrūctus
- Englishconstruct
- Englishreconstruct
- Englishreconstructive
- Englishreconstructivism
From reconstructive + -ism.
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APA
reconstructivism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconstructivism
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“reconstructivism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconstructivism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconstructivism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconstructivism.
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