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How to pronounce reconstructed

verbB2
reeknSTRUHKtihd

/ˌɹi.kn̩ˈstɹək.tɪd̚/

4 syllables · Stress the third syllable.

Form of reconstruct

Built again after being damaged or destroyed.

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Meanings & examples

past form / past participle

Built again after being damaged or destroyed.

Workers reconstructed the old bridge after the flood.

The damaged bridge was reconstructed after the flood.

past form / past participle

Formed an idea of an event or situation from the information that remained.

The police reconstructed the timeline from phone records.

The events were reconstructed from witness accounts.

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