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construction

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process of constructing.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Anything that has been constructed.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The trade of building structures.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A building, model or some other structure.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
  6. (countable, uncountable) The manner in which something is built.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
  8. (countable, uncountable) The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
  9. (countable, uncountable) The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
  10. (countable, uncountable) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

Synonyms

building
A2
structure
B2
erection
C2
edifice
44k
build
B1
organization
B2
interpretation
C2

grammatical construction

work
A1
arrangement
C1
composition
C2
architecture
C1
creation
B2
assembly
C1
formation
C1
organisation
C2
execution
C1
design
B2
manufacturing
C2
make
A1
production
B2
framework
21k
fabrication
26k
expression
B2
installation
C2

mental synthesis

structural engineering

constructing
24k
construct
C2
constitution
C1
meaning
B1
development
B2
setup
C1
conformation
rendering
21k
premises
C1
manufacture
C2
reading
B1
task
B2
drafting
27k
laying
B2
frame
B2
fabric
C1
making
A1
rendition
27k
sense
A2
twist
B2

construction work

constructions
35k

construction engineering

Translations

construction
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construcción
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Bau
costruzione
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Konstruktion
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construção
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Errichtung
Bauwerk
Aufbau
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bâtiment

κατασκευή

edificio
constructie
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edifício
Gebäude
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
construccioun
In summary

From Middle English construccioun, construction, from Old French construction, from Latin cōnstructiō, from cōnstruere. Morphologically construct + -ion.

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