reconstructivenessn.
/ˌriːkənˈstrʌktᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌrikənˈstrəktᵻvnᵻs/ The fact or quality of being reconstructive.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > creating again > ability to or quality of creating again
re-creativeness1820
reproductiveness1822
reproductivity1830
reconstructiveness1843
reproducibility1863
1843 J. Cairns in Life (1895) 140 Tholuck..has..more original reconstructiveness in his Commentary than Stuart.
a1931 G. H. Mead Philos. of Act (1938) v. 662 Wherein lies..the reconstructive activity of an individual in a democratic society? The individual cannot oppose himself to the whole social order and attempt to set up his own will. Wherein, then, lies that reconstructiveness?
1991 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 56 349 Factors..such as absolute or relative group size and degree of cultural overlap, have no effect on the group's reconstructiveness in the face of new information.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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