1. (

• Reconstruction ,
• Reconstruction_Period

) the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877 ;

2. (

• reconstruction

) the activity of constructing something again ;

3. (

• reconstruction

) an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence ;

4. (

• reconstruction ,
• reconstructive_memory

) recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall ;