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Meaning of comprise

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  comprise
      v 1: be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several
           provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?" [syn:
           {consist}, {comprise}]
      2: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea
         is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old
         songs from the 1930's" [syn: {incorporate}, {contain},
         {comprise}]
      3: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone
         wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute
         my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus";
         "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few
         men comprise his entire army" [syn: {constitute},
         {represent}, {make up}, {comprise}, {be}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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