WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
con′struct state′
(kon′strukt),USA pronunciation [Gram.]
- Grammar(in Semitic languages) the inflected form of a noun dependent on a following noun, with the combination expressing a genitive relationship, as Hebrew beth David "house of David,'' where beth "house of '' is the construct form of bayit "house.''
- 1815–25
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