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unreconstructed

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un⋅re⋅con⋅struct⋅ed

  [uhn-ree-kuhn-struhk-tid]
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–adjective
1. stubbornly maintaining earlier positions, beliefs, etc.; not adjusted to new or current situations: an unreconstructed conservative.
2. U.S. History. (of Southern states) not accepting the conditions for reinstatement in the Union after the Civil War.
Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; un- 1 + reconstructed
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un·re·con·struct·ed   (ŭn'rē-kən-strŭk'tĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Not reconciled to social, political, or economic change; maintaining outdated attitudes, beliefs, and practices.

  2. Not reconciled to the outcome of the American Civil War.

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Word Origin & History

unreconstructed 
1867, "not reconciled to the outcome of the American Civil War," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of reconstruct.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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