constructions

noun

The process of constructing.

The trade of building structures.

Anything that has been constructed.

A building, model or some other structure.

The manner in which something is built.

(grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.

The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.

(art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.

The act or result of construing the meaning of something.

(geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

Roots

struostruct- · Latin · build

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Where does constructions come from?

The word constructions breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root struct-, from Latin struo (“build”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.