reconstructions

Meanings

Noun

• 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
• recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
• plural of reconstruction

Synonyms

Reconstruction, reconstruction, Reconstruction Period, reconstructive memory