con·struc·tion
kən-ˈstrək-shən
1
: the act or result of construing, interpreting, or explaining
2
a
: the process, art, or manner of constructing something
Construction of the new bridge will begin in the spring.
also
: a thing constructed
b
: the construction industry
working in construction
3
: the arrangement and connection of words or groups of words in a sentence : syntactical arrangement
That verb is often used in passive constructions.
4
: a sculpture that is put together out of separate pieces of often disparate materials
constructionally
adverb
con·struc·tion·al
kən-ˈstrək-shnəl
-shə-nᵊl
1
: deduced by or dependent on interpretation
2
: structural
constructional details
constructional drawings
3
: of or having to do with construction
great constructional activity in the new nation's shipyards
4
: of, resulting from, or being constructive geological processes (as those involving deposition and volcanic eruption)
half of the area … is made up of constructional plains, as yet mostly undissected by erosion—American Guide Series: Nebraska
constructionally
adverb
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“Construction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/construction. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
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