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construction

con·struc·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-struhk-shuh n]
    • /kənˈstrʌk ʃən/
    • /kənˈstrʌkʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-struhk-shuh n]
    • /kənˈstrʌk ʃən/

Definitions of construction word

  • uncountable noun construction Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges. 3
  • uncountable noun construction The construction of something such as a vehicle or machine is the making of it. 3
  • uncountable noun construction The construction of something such as a system is the creation of it. 3
  • countable noun construction You can refer to an object that has been built or made as a construction. 3
  • uncountable noun construction You use construction to refer to the structure of something and the way it has been built or made. 3
  • countable noun construction The construction that you put on what someone says or does is your interpretation of what it means. 3

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Origin of construction

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin constrūctiōn- (stem of constrūctiō) a putting together, building, equivalent to constrūct(us) (see construct) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Construction

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

construction popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

construction usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for construction

noun construction

  • development — Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
  • manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • system — an assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or unitary whole: a mountain system; a railroad system.
  • planning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
  • plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.

Antonyms for construction

noun construction

  • disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
  • destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
  • disfigurement — an act or instance of disfiguring.
  • disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
  • ruinruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.

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