constituent
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(satellite adjective) constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) |
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Synonyms: constitutional, constitutive, organic |
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(noun) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger construction |
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Synonyms: grammatical constituent |
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Related Words: ablative absolute, construction, expression, immediate constituent, linguistic string, object, string, string of words, subject, term, word string |
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(noun) 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" |
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Related Words: elector, voter |
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(satellite adjective) forming or functioning as part of a whole; "component parts"; "a constituent element" |
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Synonyms: component |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: component, element |
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Related Words: accessory, addition, appurtenance, audio, computer hardware, crystal, hardware, improver, ingredient, landside, module, part, pel, picture element, pixel, portion, spare, spare part, spark gap, supplement, video |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: component, element, factor, ingredient |
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Related Words: division, part, point, section |
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