reconstruction C1 Topic:Time US /ˌɹikənˈstɹʌkʃən/ UK /ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #12587 Meanings 1 noun The act of building or putting something together again, often better than before. The reconstruction of the war-torn city took many years. 2 noun The act of restoring something to an earlier state. The reconstruction of the medieval bridge began last year. 3 noun A detailed recreation of how a past event probably happened. The detective's reconstruction of the crime convinced the jury. 4 name The period in United States history from 1865 to 1877 when the country rebuilt the South after the Civil War. Reconstruction reshaped the political life of the Southern states. Thesaurus Word family Forms reconstructions Derived forms palaeoreconstructionpaleoreconstructionprereconstructionreconstructionalreconstructionismreconstructionist Related forms rebuildingreconstruct Etymology A proper-noun variant of reconstruction. Topics Time Places & Geography Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # reconstruction **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, name **IPA (US):** /ˌɹikənˈstɹʌkʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 12587 ## Meanings 1. The act of building or putting something together again, often better than before. 2. The act of restoring something to an earlier state. 3. A detailed recreation of how a past event probably happened. 4. The period in United States history from 1865 to 1877 when the country rebuilt the South after the Civil War. ## Examples - The reconstruction of the war-torn city took many years. - The reconstruction of the medieval bridge began last year. - The detective's reconstruction of the crime convinced the jury. - Reconstruction reshaped the political life of the Southern states. ## Derived Forms - palaeoreconstruction - paleoreconstruction - prereconstruction - reconstructional - reconstructionism - reconstructionist ## Related Forms - rebuilding - reconstruct ## Etymology A proper-noun variant of reconstruction. ## Topics - Time - Places & Geography - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown