reconstruction (redirected from Congressional Reconstruction)

re·con·struc·tion  (rkn-strkshn)

n.

1. The act or result of reconstructing.

2. Reconstruction The period (1865-1877) during which the states that had seceded to the Confederacy were controlled by the federal government before being readmitted to the Union.

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Reconstruction [ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən]

n

(Historical Terms) US History the period after the Civil War when the South was reorganized and reintegrated into the Union (1865-77)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Reconstruction - the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877 Reconstruction Period
	2.	reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again fixing, repair, mend, mending, reparation, fix, fixture - the act of putting something in working order again makeover - a complete reconstruction and renovation of something; "the blighted neighborhood underwent a total makeover" reassembly, refabrication - assembling again re-formation, regeneration - forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting rebuilding - building again
	3.	reconstruction - an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
	4.	reconstruction - recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall reconstructive memory recollection, reminiscence, recall - the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode"

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reconstruction

noun

1. rebuilding, reform, restoration, remake, remodelling, regeneration, renovation, reorganization, re-creation, re-establishment America's part in the post-war reconstruction of Germany.

2. re-enactment, account, piecing-together a reconstruction of her ordeal

Translations

reconstruction [ˈriːkənˈstrʌkʃən] N → reconstrucción f

reconstruction [ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃ^ən] n

(= renewal, reinvigoration) [country] → reconstruction f

(= rebuilding) [building, road, city] → reconstruction f

(= recreation) [crime, event] → reconstitution f

(MEDICINE) [breast, face] → reconstruction f

reconstruction

n → Rekonstruktion f; (of city, building) → Wiederaufbau m

reconstruction [ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃ/ən] n → ricostruzione f