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rebuilding

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 B IH1 L D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of building something again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of rebuild

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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3

noun

Meaning 3

building again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: reconstruction

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: վերակառուցում (verakaṙucʻum) — act of building again
  • Azerbaijani: yenidənqurma — act of building again
  • Finnish: jälleenrakennus — act of building again
  • French: réédification — act of building again
  • German: Wiederaufbau — act of building again
  • Irish: atógáil — act of building again
  • Old Irish: athchumtach — act of building again
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjenoppbygging — act of building again
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjenoppbygging — act of building again
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