English noun: Reconstruction |
1. | Reconstruction (time) the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877 |
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| Synonyms | Reconstruction Period |
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| Instance hypernym | age, historic period |
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2. | reconstruction (act) the activity of constructing something again |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | makeover, re-formation, reassembly, rebuilding, refabrication, regeneration |
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3. | reconstruction (communication) an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence |
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| Broader (hypernym) | interpretation |
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4. | reconstruction (cognition) recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall |
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| Synonyms | reconstructive memory |
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| Broader (hypernym) | recall, recollection, reminiscence |
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