Other

constituent

Syllabification: (con·stit·u·ent)

Pronunciation: /kənˈstiCHo͞oənt/

Translate constituent | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

Definition of constituent

adjective

1being a part of a whole:the constituent minerals of the rock

2being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect:the constituent body has a right of veto
able to make or change a political constitution:a constituent assembly

noun

1a member of a constituency.

2a component part of something:the essential constituents of the human diet
Linguistics the common part of two or several more complex forms, e.g., gentle in gentleman, gentlemanly, ungentlemanly.
Linguistics a word or construction that is part of a larger construction.

Origin:

late 15th century (in the legal sense of the noun): from Latin constituent- (partly via French constituant) 'establishing, appointing', from the verb constituere (see constitute)

constituent in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of constituent in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

More results for constituent

Subscriber login

Library card login

Other

constituent

adjective

noun

Origin:

constituent in other Oxford dictionaries

Nearby words

More results for constituent

Shop for an Oxford dictionary

Word of the day

monocular