reconstruction

(noun)

noun

1. the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877

Definition categories: time

2. the activity of constructing something again

Definition categories: act, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation

3. an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence

Definition categories: communication, interpretation

4. recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall

Definition categories: thought, recall, recollection, reminiscence

Sentences with reconstruction as a noun:

- The reconstruction of the medieval bridge began last year.

- The detective's reconstruction of what happened that night is dubious.