constr

Noun

construction (countable and uncountable, plural constructions)

1. The process of constructing.
   • Construction is underway on the new bridge.
2. Anything that has been constructed.
   • The engineer marvelled at his construction.
3. The trade of building structures.
   • He had worked in construction all his life.
4. A building, model or some other structure.
   • The office was a construction of steel and glass.
5. A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
   • "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.
6. The manner in which something is built.
   • A thing of simple construction.

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