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1 the process or act of constructing or manner in which a thing is constructed

2 the thing constructed; a structure

a the business or work of building dwellings, offices, etc.

b (as modifier)
a construction site

4 an interpretation or explanation of a law, text, action, etc.
they put a sympathetic construction on her behaviour

5 (Grammar) a group of words that together make up one of the constituents into which a sentence may be analysed; a phrase or clause

6 (Geometry) a drawing of a line, angle, or figure satisfying certain conditions, used in solving a problem or proving a theorem

7    an abstract work of art in three dimensions or relief
   See also     →   constructivism     →   1
♦   constructional      adj
♦   constructionally      adv

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