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Construction

noun

The act of constructing something. Synonym: building. "His hobby was the building of boats"

A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit. Synonyms: expression, grammatical construction.

The creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought. Synonym: mental synthesis.

A thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts. Synonym: structure. "She wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

Drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem.

An interpretation of a text or action. Synonym: twist.

The commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones. Synonym: building. "Workers in the building trades"

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"Construction" Quotes from Famous Books

... book collectors, the clearness and legibility of the type result from such a fine proportion of space and line that no other printer has succeeded in imitating it; and there is something similar to this in the construction ...

— The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne • Frank Preston Stearns

... joined to the indulgence in their speculative and secret opinions as to the unity of God and the immortality of the soul, which were common to all the Mysteries, the practice of an operative and architectural art, and occupied themselves as well in the construction of temples and public buildings as in the pursuit ...

— The Symbolism of Freemasonry • Albert G. Mackey

... foundation of the University, from that time one of the favorite ideas of the First Consul. Primary instruction remained neglected, as it had been practically by the Convention. The communes were entrusted with the direction and construction of schools; no salary was assured to the instructor beyond the school fees. The central schools were suppressed; their method of mixed instruction had succeeded badly. The project of the First Consul instituted thirty-two Lycees, intended for instruction in the classical ...

— Worlds Best Histories - France Vol 7 • M. Guizot and Madame Guizot De Witt

... "The girl's name is Helen. She is deaf. She cannot see. We are very sorry." I said: "Why do you write those sentences on the board? Wouldn't the children understand if you talked to them about Helen?" The teacher said something about getting the correct construction, and continued to construct an exercise out of Helen. I asked her if the little girl who had written about the new dress was particularly pleased with her dress. "No," she replied, "I think not; but children learn better if they write about things that concern ...

— Story of My Life • Helen Keller

... bright with flowers and coloured berries, and groped our way into the cave, and stood by the large clear tank, and spent some time in the old garden; and then got again into the carriage, that we might be dragged up the precipitous ascent on which stands the castle, the construction of which aroused the jealousy of the government against the young count, whose taste for the picturesque had induced him to choose this elevated site for ...

— Life in Mexico • Frances Calderon De La Barca

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