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construct state
[ kon-struhkt ]
noun
, Grammar.
- (in Semitic languages) the inflected form of a noun dependent on a following noun, with the combination expressing a genitive relationship, as Hebrew beth David “house of David,” where beth “house of ” is the construct form of bayit “house.”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of construct state1
First recorded in 1815–25
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