n.
1.the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
2.the activity of constructing something again
3.an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
4.recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
Idiom of the Day
put (something) down in black and white
to write something on paper, to write the details of something down on paper, to write down the terms of an agreement/contract
I had to put my proposal down in black and white.