"constructional" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more constructional [comparative], most constructional [superlative]
Etymology: From construction + -al. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*strew-}}, {{suffix|en|construction|al}} construction + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} constructional (comparative more constructional, superlative most constructional)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or obtained by construction. Derived forms: constructionally
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