constructed

constructed
   American conquered or recaptured The language of Vietnam:
    A 'constructed' hamlet meant not a newly built one but a former Viet Cong hamlet that had been worked over politically. (M. McCarthy, 1967)
   If it was taken by the Vietcong and recaptured, it became, in the jargon, reconstructed.

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  • Constructed — Construct Con*struct (k[o^]n*str[u^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Constructing}.] [L. constructus, p. p. of construere to bring together, to construct; con + struere to pile up, set in order. See {Structure}, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Constructed language — This article is about the creation of planned or artificial natural languages. For information about the linguistic field of language planning and policy, see language planning. Artificial language redirects here. For non natural languages, see… …   Wikipedia

  • Constructed wetland — Vertical Flow type of Constructed Wetlands A constructed wetland or wetpark is an artificial wetland, marsh or swamp created as a new or restored habitat for native and migratory wildlife, for anthropogenic discharge such as wastewater,… …   Wikipedia

  • Constructed script — A constructed script (also artificial script, neography, and conscript for short) is a new writing system specifically created by an individual or group, rather than having evolved as part of a language or culture like a natural script. Some are… …   Wikipedia

  • Constructed culture — A constructed culture or conculture is a fictional culture, created as part of a constructed world and usually associated with constructed languages. Countless constructed cultures exist, spanning many genres of fiction, as most world… …   Wikipedia

  • Constructed product result analysis — In the field of compiler implementation in computer science, constructed product result analysis (or CPR analysis) is a static analysis that determines which functions in a given program can return multiple results in an efficient manner.… …   Wikipedia

  • constructed — con·struct || kÉ™n strÊŒkt n. pattern; concept v. build, assemble, put together …   English contemporary dictionary

  • CONSTRUCTED — …   Useful english dictionary

  • constructed hook — composed hook …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • constructed wetlands — Intentional creation of marshland plant communities and their associated microorganisms for environmental restoration or to purify water by the removal of bacteria, organic matter, and chemicals as the water passes through the aquatic plant… …   Dictionary of microbiology

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