Constructions

/kənˈstrʌkʃənz/ noun

The process of building structures or the resulting buildings themselves, or in linguistics, particular arrangements of words and phrases.

From Latin 'constructio' meaning a putting together, from 'construere' (to heap up, build). The linguistic sense developed in the 19th century to describe how words are arranged to create meaning.

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