name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/
Canada, US:/ˌɹikənˈstɹʌkʃən/
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Australian:/ˌɹiːkənˈstɹakʃən/
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1
name
Meaning 1
A period of the history of the United States from 1865 to 1877, during which the nation tried to resolve the status of the ex-Confederate states, the ex-Confederate leaders, and the Freedmen (ex-slaves) after the American Civil War.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Fables of the Reconstruction
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the earlier state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The act of restoring something to an earlier state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The reconstruction of the medieval bridge began last year.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The recreation or retelling of the (purported) events leading up to a certain outcome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The detective's reconstruction of what happened that night is dubious.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A result of linguistic reconstruction; a model representing an unattested linguistic unit: a phoneme, a morpheme or a word.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the activity of constructing something again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reconstructive memory
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recall, recollection, reminiscence
8
noun
Meaning 8
an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interpretation
9
noun
Meaning 9
the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Reconstruction Period
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: historic period, age
History
Etymology
A proper-noun variant of reconstruction.
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English construction English reconstruction From re- + construction.
Across languages
Translations
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
重建時代 /重建时代
(Chóngjiàn Shídài)
— Translations
Armenian:
վերակազմություն
(verakazmutʻyun)
— something reconstructed or restored
Esperanto:
rekonstruo
— something reconstructed or restored
Finnish:
rekonstruktio
— something reconstructed or restored
German:
Rekonstruktion
— something reconstructed or restored
Indonesian:
rekonstruksi
— something reconstructed or restored
Italian:
ricostruzione
— something reconstructed or restored
Norwegian:
gjenoppbygging
— something reconstructed or restored
Norwegian Bokmål:
rekonstruksjon
— something reconstructed or restored
Norwegian Nynorsk:
rekonstruksjon
— something reconstructed or restored
Polish:
rekonstrukcja
— something reconstructed or restored
Portuguese:
reconstrução
— something reconstructed or restored
Romanian:
reconstrucție
— something reconstructed or restored
Russian:
реконстру́кция
(rekonstrúkcija)
— something reconstructed or restored
Spanish:
reconstrucción
— something reconstructed or restored
Swedish:
rekonstruktion
— something reconstructed or restored
Armenian:
վերականգնում
(verakangnum)
— act of restoring
Armenian:
վերակառուցում
(verakaṙucʻum)
— act of restoring
Azerbaijani:
bərpa
— act of restoring
Azerbaijani:
yenidən yaradılma
— act of restoring
Azerbaijani:
yenidən yaratma
— act of restoring
Azerbaijani:
yenidənqurma
— act of restoring
Belarusian:
рэканстру́кцыя
(rekanstrúkcyja)
— act of restoring
Belarusian:
адбудо́ва
(adbudóva)
— act of restoring
Belarusian:
аднаўле́нне
(adnawljénnje)
— act of restoring
Bulgarian:
преустро́йство
(preustrójstvo)
— act of restoring
Bulgarian:
реконстру́кция
(rekonstrúkcija)
— act of restoring
Chinese Mandarin:
重建
(chóngjiàn)
— act of restoring
Czech:
přestavba
— act of restoring
Czech:
rekonstrukce
— act of restoring
Danish:
ombygning
— act of restoring
Danish:
rekonstruktion
— act of restoring
Dutch:
wederopbouw
— act of restoring
Finnish:
jälleenrakennus
— act of restoring
Finnish:
uudelleenrakennus
— act of restoring
French:
reconstruction
— act of restoring
German:
Rekonstruktion
— act of restoring
German:
Wiederaufbau
— act of restoring
Greek:
ανοικοδόμηση
(anoikodómisi)
— act of restoring
Greek:
ανακατασκευή
(anakataskeví)
— act of restoring
Greek:
αναστήλωση
(anastílosi)
— act of restoring
Greek:
αποκατάσταση
(apokatástasi)
— act of restoring
Hungarian:
újjáépítés
— act of restoring
Indonesian:
rekonstruksi
— act of restoring
Irish:
athdhéanamh
— act of restoring
Italian:
ricostruzione
— act of restoring
Kazakh:
қайта құру
(qaita qūru)
— act of restoring
Latin:
recōnstrūctiō
— act of restoring
Macedonian:
реконструкција
(rekonstrukcija)
— act of restoring
Norwegian Bokmål:
rekonstruksjon
— act of restoring
Persian:
بازسازی
(bâz-sâzi)
— act of restoring
Polish:
rekonstrukcja
— act of restoring
Polish:
odtworzenie
— act of restoring
Portuguese:
reconstrução
— act of restoring
Portuguese:
restauração
— act of restoring
Romanian:
reconstruire
— act of restoring
Romanian:
restaurare
— act of restoring
Romanian:
restaurație
— act of restoring
Russian:
реконстру́кция
(rekonstrúkcija)
— act of restoring
Russian:
воссозда́ние
(vossozdánije)
— act of restoring
Russian:
восстановле́ние
(vosstanovlénije)
— act of restoring
Russian:
возрожде́ние
(vozroždénije)
— act of restoring
Russian:
переустро́йство
(pereustrójstvo)
— act of restoring
Serbo-Croatian:
реконстру̀кција
— act of restoring
Serbo-Croatian:
rekonstrùkcija
— act of restoring
Slovak:
prestavba
— act of restoring
Slovak:
rekonštrukcia
— act of restoring
Slovene:
rekonstrukcija
— act of restoring
Slovene:
obnova
— act of restoring
Spanish:
reconstrucción
— act of restoring
Spanish:
restauración
— act of restoring
Swedish:
återuppbyggnad
— act of restoring
Swedish:
rekonstruktion
— act of restoring
Turkish:
yeniden imar
— act of restoring
Ukrainian:
реконстру́кція
(rekonstrúkcija)
— act of restoring
Ukrainian:
відно́влення
(vidnóvlennja)
— act of restoring
Ukrainian:
відбудо́ва
(vidbudóva)
— act of restoring
Dutch:
wedersamenstelling
— recreation or retelling
Finnish:
rekonstruointi
— recreation or retelling
French:
reconstitution
— recreation or retelling
German:
Rekonstruktion
— recreation or retelling
Greek:
αναπαράσταση
(anaparástasi)
— recreation or retelling
Italian:
ricostruzione
— recreation or retelling
Norwegian:
rekonstruksjon
— recreation or retelling
Polish:
rekonstrukcja
— recreation or retelling
Polish:
odtworzenie
— recreation or retelling
Portuguese:
reconstrução
— recreation or retelling
Romanian:
reconstituire
— recreation or retelling
Spanish:
reconstrucción de los hechos
— recreation or retelling
