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Meaning of constituent

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

  constituent
      adj 1: constitutional in the structure of something (especially
             your physical makeup) [syn: {constituent(a)},
             {constitutional}, {constitutive(a)}, {organic}]
      n 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"
           [syn: {component}, {constituent}, {element}]
      2: 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"
      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" [syn: {part}, {portion}, {component part},
         {component}, {constituent}]
      4: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger
         grammatical construction [syn: {constituent}, {grammatical
         constituent}]
      5: 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" [syn: {component},
         {constituent}, {element}, {factor}, {ingredient}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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