1. The activity of constructing something again
   "The reconstruction of the city after the earthquake was a massive undertaking"
    
2. An interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
   "The historian's reconstruction of events was based on fragmentary documents"
    
3. Recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
   "Eyewitness testimony often involves reconstruction, which can lead to inaccuracies";
   - reconstructive memory

1. The period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
   - Reconstruction Era, Reconstruction Period

Derived forms: reconstructions

Type of: age, fix, fixing, historic period, interpretation, mend, mending, recall, recollection, reminiscence, repair, reparation [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Reconstruction