noun
construction
kuhn-STRUHK-shuhn
noun
1
The process or business of building something, especially buildings and infrastructure.
"The new highway is still under construction."
"He works in construction as a site foreman."
2
The way something is built, structured, or put together, including sentences and arguments.
"The sentence has an unusual grammatical construction."
How to Use Construction
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBuilding something, or the way something (including a sentence) is put together.
Common pairings
under construction
construction site
grammatical construction
Word Forms
constructions plural
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Etymology
From Latin constructio, from construere ("to build"). Equivalent to construct + -ion.