Definition of: reconstruction

(rē′kən·struk′shən) noun
1. The act of reconstructing, or the state of being reconstructed; specifically, the restoration of the seceded States as members of the Union under the Reconstruction Acts of March 2 and 23, 1867.
2. The repair of mutilated limbs, as of soldiers, by means of mechanical appliances.
—re′con·struc′tive adjective