Definition of Construction in English :
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Construction meaning in English
Meaning of Construction in English
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Construction pronunciation in English
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Construction
see synonyms of constructionNoun
1. building, construction
the act of constructing something
Example Sentences:'during the construction we had to take a detour''his hobby was the building of boats'
2. construction, expression, grammatical construction
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
Example Sentences:'I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner'
3. construction, mental synthesis
the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
4. construction, structure
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
Example Sentences:'the structure consisted of a series of arches''she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons'
5. construction
drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
Example Sentences:'the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem'
6. construction, twist
an interpretation of a text or action
Example Sentences:'they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct'
7. building, construction
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
Example Sentences:'their main business is home construction''workers in the building trades'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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Construction
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