constituent
/kənˈstɪtjuənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.58 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
noun
A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.
noun
A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
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."
- "In the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, three of the Soviet Union's fifteen constituent republics, last year's most dangerous fantasies have been sanctioned by the government itself."
- "the Constituent Assembly"
- "A question of right arises between the constituent and representative body."
- "We know how to bring these constituents together, and to cause them to form water."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: cōnstituēns