reconstruction

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
noun the activity of constructing something again
noun an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence

From re- + construction.

“Rural reconstruction work is rewarding! — Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH XXXI. — A School History of the United States, John Bach McMaster
PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION Seventh Impression. — Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy, Bertrand Russell

Reconstruction Period

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