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reconstruction

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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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Noun1.reconstructionReconstruction - the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
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
recollection, reminiscence, recall - the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode"
Translations
Spanish reconstruction [riːkənˈstrʌkʃən] nreconstrucción f
French reconstruction [riːkənˈstrʌkʃən] nreconstruction f; reconstitution f
German reconstruction [riːkənˈstrʌkʃən] reconstruct nWiederaufbau m;
(of crime) → Rekonstruktion f

Italian reconstruction [riːkənˈstrʌkʃən] nricostruzione f

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After having tried his powers of reconstruction on his own correspondence, the prospect of experimenting on the mysterious letter itself had proved to be a temptation too powerful for the old man to resist.
The result was the entire reconstruction of the navy of both the continents; as the one grew heavier, the other became thicker in proportion.
And this movement of reconstruction of which Prince Andrew had a vague idea, and Speranski its chief promoter, began to interest him so keenly that the question of the army regulations quickly receded to a secondary place in his consciousness.
 
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