construct

English

/ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/, /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/, /kənˈstɹʌkt/

noun
Definitions
  • Something constructed from parts.
  • A concept or model.
  • (genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin constructus root from Proto-Indo-European *strew- (strew, spread, spread out, scatter, spread around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*strew-

Gloss

strew, spread, spread out, scatter, spread around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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