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1.
Reconstruction is the process of making a country normal again after a war, for example by making the economy stronger and by replacing buildings that have been damaged.
...America’s part in the post-war ~ of Germany.
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2.
The ~ of a building, structure, or road is the activity of building it again, because it has been damaged.
Work began on the ~ of the road.
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3.
The ~ of a crime or event is when people try to understand or show exactly what happened, often by acting it out.
Mrs Kerr was too upset to take part in a ~ of her ordeal.
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