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reconstruction

英/ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən/
美/ˌɹikənˈstɹəkʃən/
01n.

改造, 再建

the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877; the activity of constructing something again; an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence