American English
/ˌɹi.kn̩ˈstɹək.ʃn̩/
4 syllables · Stress the third syllable.
The process of building something again after it has been damaged or destroyed.
In “reconstruction,” the strongest beat is on the third syllable: /ˌɹi.kn̩ˈstɹək.ʃn̩/. The first part is lighter.
The process of building something again after it has been damaged or destroyed.
The reconstruction of the bridge took two years.
The city began reconstruction after the earthquake.
reconstruction work · reconstruction project · postwar reconstruction
the reconstruction of + noun
reconstruction after + noun
An account of how something happened, made from facts or evidence.
Police made a reconstruction of the accident.
The documentary offers a reconstruction based on old records.
police reconstruction · reconstruction of events · historical reconstruction
a reconstruction of + noun
reconstruction based on + noun
The period after the American Civil War when the Southern states returned to the United States and the rights of formerly enslaved people were debated and protected.
Many important laws were passed during Reconstruction.
She is taking a course on Reconstruction-era politics.
Reconstruction era · Reconstruction period
during Reconstruction
Reconstruction-era + noun