construation

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construation

/kənˈstɹuːeɪʃən/ UK

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From construe + -ation.

noun construations

countable, nonstandard, rare, uncountable The act or process of construing. At the level of perception the ideas or notions resulting from such construations are not simple nor accurate, but they can become so by further cognizing operations. […] aggressive, retreative, or indifferent; and functions for evaluative construations, or as Reid calls its for matters of taste, as
Similar: construal, construance, construction

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"construation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/construation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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construation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/construation

Chicago

"construation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/construation.

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@misc{construation_2026,
  title = {construation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/construation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}