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construction
noun
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Divide construction into syllables:

con · struc · tion

How to pronounce construction:

Definition of construction:

construction (noun):
the act of constructing something.
the act or result of construing, interpreting, or explaining
the act of constructing or manner in which a thing is constructed

Synonyms for construction:

creationbuildingexpressionerectioncrenellationtwistarrangementstructureassemblycomposition
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Antonyms for construction:

extirpationdemolishingexterminationdeatheliminationdemolitionbeingruinterminationundoing
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