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Definition of Reconstruction
1. Noun. The period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877.
2. Noun. The activity of constructing something again.
Specialized synonyms: Makeover, Reassembly, Refabrication, Re-formation, Regeneration, Rebuilding
Derivative terms: Reconstruct, Reconstruct
3. Noun. An interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence.
4. Noun. Recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall.
Generic synonyms: Recall, Recollection, Reminiscence
Derivative terms: Reconstruct
Definition of Reconstruction
1. n. The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed.
Definition of Reconstruction
1. Proper noun. A period of the history of the United States from 1865 to 1877, during which the nation tried to resolve the status of the ex-Confederate states, the ex-Confederate leaders, and the Freedmen (ex-slaves) after the American Civil War. ¹
2. Noun. A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state. ¹
3. Noun. The act of restoring something to an earlier state. ¹
4. Noun. An attempt to understand in detail how certain events took place or happened. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reconstruction
1. construction [n -S] - See also: construction
Medical Definition of Reconstruction
1. The computerised synthesis of one or more two-dimensional images from a series of X-ray projections in computed tomography, or from a large number of measurements in magnetic resonance imaging; several methods are used; the earliest was back-projection, most common is 2D Fourier transformation. (05 Mar 2000)
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