Construct-state
[kon-struhkt] /ˈkɒn strʌkt/
noun, Grammar.
1.
(in Semitic languages) the inflected form of a noun dependent on a following noun, with the combination expressing a genitive relationship, as Hebrew beth David “house of David,” where beth “house of” is the construct form of bayit “house.”.
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[verb kuh n-stroo or, esp. British, kon-stroo; noun kon-stroo] /verb kənˈstru or, esp. British, ˈkɒn stru; noun ˈkɒn stru/ verb (used with object), construed, construing. 1. to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret. 2. to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer: He construed her intentions from her gestures. 3. to translate, especially orally. […]
- Construed
[verb kuh n-stroo or, esp. British, kon-stroo; noun kon-stroo] /verb kənˈstru or, esp. British, ˈkɒn stru; noun ˈkɒn stru/ verb (used with object), construed, construing. 1. to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret. 2. to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer: He construed her intentions from her gestures. 3. to translate, especially orally. […]
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[verb kuh n-stroo or, esp. British, kon-stroo; noun kon-stroo] /verb kənˈstru or, esp. British, ˈkɒn stru; noun ˈkɒn stru/ verb (used with object), construed, construing. 1. to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret. 2. to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer: He construed her intentions from her gestures. 3. to translate, especially orally. […]
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[verb kuh n-stroo or, esp. British, kon-stroo; noun kon-stroo] /verb kənˈstru or, esp. British, ˈkɒn stru; noun ˈkɒn stru/ verb (used with object), construed, construing. 1. to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret. 2. to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer: He construed her intentions from her gestures. 3. to translate, especially orally. […]
- Consubstantial
[kon-suh b-stan-shuh l] /ˌkɒn səbˈstæn ʃəl/ adjective 1. of one and the same substance, essence, or nature. /ˌkɒnsəbˈstænʃəl/ adjective 1. (Christian theol) (esp of the three persons of the Trinity) regarded as identical in substance or essence though different in aspect adj. late 15c., a term in the theology of the trinity, from Church Latin […]