constituent

Definition

Being a part or component of a whole.

Etymology

From Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“I establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuo (“I set, place, establish”).

Example Sentences

• "Body, soul, and reason are the three parts necessarily constituent of a man."
• "The skeleton varies in the proportions, and even to a certain extent in the connexions, of its constituent bones."
• "the Constituent Assembly"

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