constituent meaning
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UK WConstituent
- Constituent or constituency may refer to:
FR constituent 
- NounPLconstituentsPREcon-SUF-ent
- a part, or component of a whole.
- The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.
- A resident of a place represented by an elected official.
- (law) One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact.
- (grammar) A functional element of a phrase or clause.
- a part, or component of a whole.
- Adjective
- being a part, or component of a whole.
- authorized to make a constitution.
- being a part, or component of a whole.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Karanjin (structure depicted in Figure 1 ) is a major active furanoflavonol constituent of Fordia cauliflora Hemsl.
- [ … ] perhaps it is time to do an end run around the culture wars by unbundling the marriage contract into its constituent parts.
- Passive solar energy utilizes building constituents such as walls, floors, roofs, windows, exterior building elements and landscaping to control heat generated by sun.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of constituent in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "constituent" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.