🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

ricostruzione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ricostruzione

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reconstruction/ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La ricostruzione della città richiederà molti anni."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of rebuilding something that has been damaged or destroyed.

    "The city undertook a massive reconstruction of its historic bridge network following the flood."
  2. 2

    A thing that has been rebuilt or recreated, such as a historical event, crime scene, or ancient artifact.

    "Police used computer graphics to create a reconstruction of the accident."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'reconstruction' originates from the Latin 'reconstructio', which means 'to build again'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the 19th century, reflecting a process of restoring or reassembling something that has been damaged or altered.

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