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constituent in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. 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"
    component  constituent  element 
  2. 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"
    component  constituent  element  factor  ingredient 
  3. something determined in relation to something that includes it
    "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
    part  portion  component part  component  constituent 
  4. (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
    constituent  grammatical constituent 
  5. 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"
    constituent 
adjective
  1. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
    constituent  constitutional  constitutive  organic 
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