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- pronunciation:
- k
 n
struhk
shn
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of building or construction.
Construction of the new library will begin next year.
- synonyms:
- assembly, building, raising
- similar words:
- creation, execution
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| definition 2: |
something that is put together or built; building or structure.
That construction is the tallest in the city.- synonyms:
- building, structure
- similar words:
- assembly, framework
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| definition 3: |
the job or business of constructing buildings, roads, or other structures.
My parents work in construction.
- synonyms:
- building
- similar words:
- tectonics
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| related words: |
building, composition, idiom, manufacture, weave |
| derivations: |
constructional (adj.), constructionally (adv.) |
The word construction
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, conclude, conclusion, conduct, confer, conference, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, conform, confuse, confusion, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjunction, connect, consonant, conspiracy, constant, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, convince, convict, conviction, inconceivable, inconspicuous, consequence
struct
Latin
root
that means build
Example words:
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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