"foreconstruct" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: foreconstructs [present, singular, third-person], foreconstructing [participle, present], foreconstructed [participle, past], foreconstructed [past]
Etymology: From fore- + construct. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|construct}} fore- + construct Head templates: {{en-verb}} foreconstruct (third-person singular simple present foreconstructs, present participle foreconstructing, simple past and past participle foreconstructed)
  1. (transitive) To construct in advance Tags: transitive Synonyms: preconstruct, fore-construct
    Sense id: en-foreconstruct-en-verb-kJSiyx5H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

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