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constitution.

constitution (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions; legal document describing such a formal system)

12 characters4 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔ̃s.ti.ty.sjɔ̃//kɒ̃ʊ̯̃s.t͡si.t͡sy.sjɒ̃ʊ̯̃/Quebec/kɒ̃ʊ̯̃.si.sy.sjɒ̃ʊ̯̃/Quebec
  1. constitution (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions; legal document describing such a formal system)

    feminine
  2. constitution (a person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Italic *statujō Proto-Italic *statuō Latin statuō Latin cōnstituō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnstitūtiōlbor. Old French constitucion French constitution Inherited from Old French constitucion, a learned borrowing from Latin cōnstitūtiō, from cōnstituō + -tiō. By surface analysis, constituer + -tion.

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