con|stit´u|ent|ly

con|stit´u|ent|ly: con|stit|u|ent «kuhn STIHCH u uhnt», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. forming a necessary part; making up: »Flour, liquid, salt, and yeast are constituent parts of bread.
SYNONYM(S): component.

2. appointing; electing: »The school board is the constituent body for the high school.

3. having the power to make or change a political constitution: »a constituent assembly.

–n.

1. a necessary part of a whole; component: »Sugar is the main constituent of candy.
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under element. (Cf. ↑element)

2. a) a voter: »A congressman receives many letters from his constituents.
b) a person who lives in a certain constituency.

3. Linguistics. one of two or more elements into which a word or group of words can be analyzed: »The immediate constituents of ‘Poor John ran away' are the two forms of ‘poor John' and ‘ran away;' ... the constituents of ‘poor John' are the morphemes ‘poor' and ‘John' (Leonard Bloomfield).

╂[< Latin constituēns, -entis, present participle of constituere; see etym. under constitute (Cf. ↑constitute)]

–con|stit´u|ent|ly, adverb.

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con|stit|u|ent — «kuhn STIHCH u uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. forming a necessary part; making up: »Flour, liquid, salt, and yeast are constituent parts of bread. SYNONYM(S): component. 2. appointing; electing: »The school board is the constituent body for the … Useful english dictionary
bi|con|stit|u|ent — «BY kuhn STIHCH u uhnt», adjective, noun. = bicomponent. (Cf. ↑bicomponent) … Useful english dictionary
re|con|stit|u|ent — «REE kuhn STIHCH oo uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. building up. 2. causing the formation of new tissues. –n. a drug that reconstitutes what has been wasted by disease … Useful english dictionary
stit — con·stit·u·en·cy; sub·stit·u·end; sub·stit·u·en·dum; con·stit·u·ent; sub·stit·u·ent; con·stit·u·ent·ly; … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
constituent — con·stit·u·ent … English syllables
constituently — con·stit·u·ent·ly … English syllables
constituent — con•stit•u•ent [[t]kənˈstɪtʃ u ənt[/t]] adj. 1) serving to make up a thing; component: the constituent parts of a motor[/ex] 2) gov having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power … From formal English to slang
constituent — con|stit|u|ent1 [ kən stıtʃuənt ] noun count 1. ) one of the parts that form something when they combine: The main constituents of wine are acid, tannin, alcohol, and sugar. 2. ) someone who lives in a constituency and is allowed to vote in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
u — acid·u·lent; ac·u·ate; an·ti·co·ag·u·lant; an·ti·di·u·ret·ic; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·ia; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·i·an; ar·tic·u·lar; ar·tic·u·late; at·ten·u·ate; at·trib·u·tive; au·ric·u·la; au·ric·u·lar; au·ric·u·lar·ia; bin·oc·u·lar; brot·u·lid;… … English syllables

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