construction
//kənˈstɹʌkʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- constructions
Definitions
1.The process of constructing.
- Construction is underway on the new bridge.
2.Anything that has been constructed.
- The engineer marvelled at his construction.
3.The trade of building structures.
- He had worked in construction all his life.
4.A building, model or some other structure.
- The office was a construction of steel and glass.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1717
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English construccioun, construction, from Old French construction, from Latin cōnstructiō, from cōnstruere.
Morphologically construct + -ion.