"construction" meaning in Inglese

See construction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kənˈstrʌkʃən/ Audio: en-us-construction.ogg Forms: constructions [plural]
  1. costruzione, edificazione, assemblaggio
    Sense id: it-construction-en-noun-cjxovpU~
  2. costruzione, edificio Tags: broadly
    Sense id: it-construction-en-noun-F4F8hy3F
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: building

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal latinoconstructio, attraverso il franceseconstruction"
  ],
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          "text": "the construction of a bridge",
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              15,
              27
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          ],
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          "text": "a big construction",
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              15,
              27
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          "text": "a palace under construction",
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