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constituently
Variant of constituent
constituent
definition
con·stitu·ent (kən stic̸h′o̵̅o̅ ənt)
adjective
- necessary in forming or making up a whole; component a constituent part
- that can or does appoint or vote for a representative
- authorized to make or revise a political constitution or establish a government a constituent assembly
Etymology: < L constituens, prp. of constituere: see constitute
noun
- a person who appoints another to act as agent or representative
- a member of a constituency, esp. any of the voters represented by a particular official
- a necessary part or element; component
- an element of a word or construction (Ex.: in “they painted signs” the main elements they and painted signs are called immediate constituents; the further morphologically indivisible elements they, paint, -ed, sign, and -s are called ultimate constituents)
Related Forms:
- constituently con·stit′u·ently adverb
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