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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
construction
/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/
noun
act of building something; thing that is built
- “Health and safety are very important in the construction sector.”Tatoeba
- “The workers labored all day long to finish the construction.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)