1. • noun - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
   • verb - make by combining materials and parts
   • verb - put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
   • verb - draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
   • verb - create by linking linguistic units
   • verb - create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
   • verb - reassemble mentally
2. • To form by assembling or combining parts; build.
   • To create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms.
   • To draw (a geometric figure) that meets specific requirements, usually with instruments limited to a straightedge and compass.
   • Something formed or constructed from parts.
   • A concept, model, or schematic idea: a theoretical construct of the atom.
   • A concrete image or idea: “[He] began to shift focus from the haunted constructs of terror in his early work” (Stephen Koch).

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