reconstruction
US /ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
UK /ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
1.
the action or process of rebuilding or restoring something after it has been damaged or destroyed
:
•
The reconstruction of the old bridge took several years.
•
The city began its reconstruction efforts after the war.
2.
the process of constructing a theory or argument again or in a different way
:
•
The historian presented a new reconstruction of the events.
•
The detective's reconstruction of the crime scene was crucial.