Preconstruction
[kuh n-struhk-shuh n] /kənˈstrʌk ʃən/
noun
1.
the act or art of constructing.
2.
the way in which a thing is constructed:
a building of solid construction.
3.
something that is constructed; a structure.
4.
the occupation or industry of building:
He works in construction.
5.
Grammar.
the arrangement of two or more forms in a grammatical unit. Constructions involving bound forms are often called morphological, as the bound forms fif- and -teen. Those involving only free forms are often called syntactic, as the good man, in the house.
Compare bound form, free form.
a word or phrase consisting of two or more forms arranged in a particular way.
a group of words or morphemes for which there is a rule in some part of the grammar.
6.
explanation or interpretation, as of a law, a text, or an action.
construction
/kənˈstrʌkʃən/
noun
1.
the process or act of constructing or manner in which a thing is constructed
2.
the thing constructed; a structure
3.
the business or work of building dwellings, offices, etc
(as modifier): a construction site
4.
an interpretation or explanation of a law, text, action, etc: they put a sympathetic construction on her behaviour
5.
(grammar) a group of words that together make up one of the constituents into which a sentence may be analysed; a phrase or clause
6.
(geometry) a drawing of a line, angle, or figure satisfying certain conditions, used in solving a problem or proving a theorem
7.
an abstract work of art in three dimensions or relief See also constructivism (sense 1)
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