/kənˈstrʌkʃən/
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Meaning
The work of building houses, roads, or other big things.
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Word origin
From Latin construere, to build by piling together, from con, together, and struere, to pile up.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- construere
- English cognates
- construct, structure
Grammar
Examples
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"Under construction" means it is still being built.
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Here "construction" means the building industry as a job.
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"The construction of" something means the process of building it.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 11: construction, confession, frankly and 7 more words.