Dictionary Entry
construction
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/Word FrequencyCommon (5.8)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The process of constructing.
In a Sentence
“Construction is underway on the new bridge.”
Published Usage Examples
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“As long as they do not actually exist, they are evidently not necessary to the construction, and have no purpose save an imaginary decorative one, and in the words of Owen Jones, _construction must be decorated -- not decoration constructed_.”
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