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| 1. | [ noun ] (history) the period after the United States Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877 | |
| Synonyms: | reconstruction_period | |
| Related terms: | age historic_period | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the activity of constructing something again | |
| Related terms: | repair rebuilding re-formation makeover reassembly rebuild | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence | |
| Related terms: | interpretation | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (psychology) recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall | |
| Synonyms: | reconstructive_memory | |
| Related terms: | recall recall reconstruct | |
| Similar spelling: |
reconstruct reconstructive reconstructed reconsideration reconstitute reconciliation |
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