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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhn-struhk-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈstrʌk ʃən



Definition of construction

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French construction or directly from Latin constructionem (nominative constructio), from construct-, past participle stem of construere "pile up together, accumulate; build, make, erect," from com- "together" (see com-) + struere "to pile up" (see structure (n.)).
  • noun creation, building
  • noun explanation
Example sentences :
  • The construction of the furnaces is of the ordinary French pattern.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • His notes on special words and on the construction of sentences are often very interesting.
  • Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous
  • In its construction the principles of defilade have been completely ignored.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • Identically the same thing is done in the construction of the flying machine.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • Bamboo is used in the construction of the body frame, and also for the frame of the tail.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • All the details of construction are shown in the accompanying illustration.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • It has cost over $200,000, and it was in course of designing and construction two years.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • Contrast the construction of bebeorgan a few lines below (l. 1759), where the dat.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • Indeed the form of the construction of our churches was taken from these Roman basilica.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • From the construction of these cups it is evident that the Saxon allowed no “heel-taps.”
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

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