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reconstruction

/ɹˌikənstɹˈʌkʃən/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
  2. the activity of constructing something again
  3. an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
  4. recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall

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