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construct

con·struct [ kən strúkt ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle con·struct·ed, present participle con·struct·ing, 3rd person present singular con·structs)
Definition:
 
1. build something: to build or assemble something by putting together separate parts in an ordered way

2. create something in mind: to create something such as a theory as a result of systematic thought

3. mathematics draw something accurately: to draw something accurately using given measurements



noun  (plural con·structs)
Definition:
 
constructed thing or concept: something that has been systematically put together, usually in the mind, especially a complex theory or subjective notion
sexual identity viewed as a social construct

[15th century. < Latin construct-, past participle of construere "pile together" < struere "pile, build"]

con·struct·i·ble adjective
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