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constituent definition
constituent |
Grep of noun constituent constituent grammatical constituent immediate constituent Overview of noun constituent The noun constituent has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (8) component, constituent, element -- (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system: "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system") 2. (2) constituent -- (a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected") 3. constituent, grammatical constituent -- (a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction) 4. component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient -- (an abstract part of something: "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech") Overview of adj constituent The adj constituent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. constituent, constitutional, constitutive, organic -- (constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)) 2. component, constituent -- (forming or functioning as part of a whole; "component parts"; "a constituent element") Antonyms of adj constituent 2 senses of constituent Sense 1 constituent(postnominal), constitutional, constitutive(postnominal), organic INDIRECT (VIA essential) -> inessential, unessential Sense 2 component(postnominal), constituent(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA fractional) -> whole Similarity of adj constituent 2 senses of constituent Sense 1 constituent(postnominal), constitutional, constitutive(postnominal), organic => essential (vs. inessential) Sense 2 component(postnominal), constituent(postnominal) => fractional (vs. whole) Attributes of adj constituent Familiarity of adj constituent constituent used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj constituent constituent Overview of noun constituent The noun constituent has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (8) component, constituent, element -- (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system: "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system") 2. (2) constituent -- (a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected") 3. constituent, grammatical constituent -- (a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction) 4. component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient -- (an abstract part of something: "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech") Overview of adj constituent The adj constituent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. constituent, constitutional, constitutive, organic -- (constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)) 2. component, constituent -- (forming or functioning as part of a whole; "component parts"; "a constituent element")
constituent definition
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