reconstruction
noun
Simple meaning
Restoring something to an earlier state.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
reekuhnstruhkshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹikənstˈɹʌkʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the earlier state.
The act of restoring something to an earlier state.
A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.
The recreation or retelling of the (purported) events leading up to a certain outcome.
The period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
A period of the history of the United States from 1865 to 1877, during which the nation tried to resolve the status of the ex-Confederate states, the ex-Confederate leaders, and the Freedmen (ex-slaves) after the American Civil War.
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How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the earlier state.
Used this way, reconstruction is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use reconstruction
- “The reconstruction of the old building took several years.”
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