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reconstruction

/ˌɹikənˈstɹʌkʃən/ noun C1
  1. The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the earlier state. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The act of restoring something to an earlier state. (countable, uncountable) · The reconstruction of the medieval bridge began last year.
  3. The recreation or retelling of the (purported) events leading up to a certain outcome. (countable, uncountable) · The detective's reconstruction of what happened that night is dubious.
  4. A result of linguistic reconstruction; a model representing an unattested linguistic unit: a phoneme, a morpheme or a word. (countable, uncountable)

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I did not foresee the dog, but at least I understood him and he fitted into my reconstruction.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 69 · B2
It is only two years since he took up his residence at Baskerville Hall, and it is common talk how large were those schemes of reconstruction and improvement which have been interrupted by his death.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 16 · C1
Today, this faithful reconstruction serves not merely as a museum, but as a vibrant, living laboratory for theatrical exploration.
Resurrecting the Wooden O, p. 1 · C1

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