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construction (iou)



construction noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin constructio(n-), formed as CONSTRUCT verb: see -ION.]
I. Construing.
Grammar. The syntactical relationship between words in a sentence etc.; the action of arranging words in accordance with established usage so as to convey the desired sense; an instance or type of this. LME.
pregnant construction: see PREGNANT adjective1.
M. McCarthy The ablative absolute as a construction in English.
An explanation or interpretation of a text, statement, statute, etc.; an interpretation put upon conduct, facts, etc.; the (good, bad, etc.) way in which these are taken by others. L15.
strict construction: see STRICT adjective.
R. D. Laing The construction we put on this behaviour.
II. Constructing.
The action of constructing something (material or mental); the art or science of doing this. LME.
b. The action or method of drawing precisely a geometrical figure or a diagram. L16.
mechanical construction: see MECHANICAL adjective.
The manner in which something is arranged; structure, disposition. L16.
A constructed thing; a material or mental structure. L18.
ideal construction: see IDEAL adjective.
Comb.: construction camp, construction railway, etc.: used or engaged in the construction of a railway or similar undertaking.
constructional adjective of, pertaining to, or engaged in construction; structural, belonging to the original structure: M18.
constructionally adverb L19.
constructionism noun = CONSTRUCTIVISM 1 E20.
constructionist noun (a) (with strict or loose) a person who puts a strict or a loose construction upon something, spec. the US Constitution; (b) a constructivist: M19.