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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|la|cōnstrūctus]], past participle of cōnstruere, to pile together, build up,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from con-, together, and struere, to pile up, build (see [[structure]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) It may also be a back-formation from the earlier [[construction]] (before 1387).^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[bor|la|cōnstrūctus]], past participle of [[m|la|cōnstruere]], to pile together, build up,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from con-, together, and [[m|la|struere]], to pile up, build (see [[structure]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) It may also be a back-formation from the earlier [[construction]] (before 1387).^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==