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Construction , also referred as construction/reconstruction is a widely used, yet vaguely defined topic of modern psychoanalysis . According to its proponents, Freud in his later writings had already distinguished between construction and interpretation, ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Construction \Con*struc"tion\, n. [L. constructio: cf. F. construction.] The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition. The form or manner of building or putting together the ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" [syn: building ] the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a building/construction boom (= a sudden increase in building work ) ▪ There’s been a recent construction boom in the Gulf. a building/construction site ▪ He has worked on various building sites. a construction project ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Old French construction or directly from Latin constructionem (nominative constructio ), from construct- , past participle stem of construere "pile up together, accumulate; build, make, erect," from com- "together" (see com- ) + struere ...
Usage examples of construction.
It should be noted, however, that if the President fails to act, or if he adopts a narrow construction of a statute which he dislikes, and on this ground professes inability to act, the only remedy available against him is impeachment.
Any lingering questions about their construction could be answered then by the aliens themselves.
Thrasamund has just completed the construction in Carthage of an amphitheater and a vast therma that, I hear, are the grandest in all Libya outside of Egypt.
Expert at the art of renovating antebellum mansions to their original splendor, Burnell Construction had proven its mettle once again.
We think such a compact is a treaty under the Circuit Court of Appeals Act, and, where its construction is directly involved, as it is here, there is a right of review by direct appeal to this court.
He had seen enough of Beaverwood to know that its stone and wood construction would allow sufficient grips and toeholds to navigate without the use of special appliances.
US corporationin this case, construction giant Bechtel of San Francisco.
Propolis A collective term for the resins and waxes collected by 220 bees and brought to their nests for use in construction and in sealing fissures in the nest wall.
Dyer Construction Company of California moved in its skilled engineers and the Union Pacific started building a spur down which the beets would arrive and along which the bags of sugar would depart.
This led to the construction of the Beltway, and although Kennedy, tragically, did not live to see it, those of us who were alive at the time will never forget where we were on August 17, 1964, when America held its breath as a new national hero, Parnell M.
They sounded for all the world like a couple of builders about to embark on a major construction project, and Blackie was most vociferous in his opinions, which tickled Emma.
According to Rohwer an increase to around 300 boats could not have been achieved by 1942 within the framework of the accepted peacetime restrictions, even with a trash programme of U-boat construction.
He had served Boeotia energetically during the war, and was especially well known for his expertise in the construction and use of the Boeotian engine.
I left Bolivar tracking down the construction details in the government files.
I understand it, the French officers who oversee the construction are strongly Bonapartist, in others hesitant or downright for the King.