English word construction comes from Latin struo, Latin struere, Latin com-, Latin con
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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struo | Latin (lat) | I compose, construct, build. I place, arrange. I ready, prepare. |
struere | Latin (lat) | |
com- | Latin (lat) | |
con | Latin (lat) | |
construo | Latin (lat) | (grammar) I connect, construct.. I construct, build, fabricate, erect.. I heap, bring, collect or gather together. |
constructio | Latin (lat) | (grammar) A grammatical connection; construction.. A building, construction.. The act of putting, placing or joining together. |
construction | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
construction | English (en) | (arts) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.. (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.. (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.. A building, model or some other structure.. Anything that has been constructed.. The act or result of construing the meaning of something.. The [...] |