RECONSTRUCTION


Meaning of RECONSTRUCTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌrē-kən-ˈstrək-shən ]

noun

Date: 1791

1.

a. : the action of reconstructing : the state of being reconstructed

b. often capitalized : the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War

2. : something reconstructed

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.