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construction
noun con·struc·tion \kən-ˈstrək-shən\
: the act or process of building something (such as a house or road)
: the business of building things (such as houses or roads)
: the way something is built or made
Full Definition of CONSTRUCTION
1
: the act or result of construing, interpreting, or explaining
2
a : the process, art, or manner of constructing something; also : a thing constructed b : the construction industry <working in construction>
3
: the arrangement and connection of words or groups of words in a sentence : syntactical arrangement
4
: a sculpture that is put together out of separate pieces of often disparate materials
— con·struc·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
— con·struc·tion·al·ly adverb
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First Known Use of CONSTRUCTION
14th century
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construction
noun con·struc·tion \kən-ˈstrək-shən\
Definition of CONSTRUCTION for Kids
1
: the process, art, or manner of building something
2
: something built or put together : structure <a flimsy construction>
3
: the arrangement of words and the relationship between words in a sentence
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