constituent
/kən'stɪʧuənt/
nounadjective
11 letters4 syllables13 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
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.
“a component or constituent element of a system”
2
An abstract part of something.
“two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony”
3
Something determined in relation to something that includes it.
“the animal constituent of plankton”
4
(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction.
5
ADJECTIVEA 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”
1
Constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup).
WORD FORMS
Related formconstitute
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinonstituentcay
Starts & ends withC … T
Syllablescon · stit · u · ent
SYNONYMS & RELATED13
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