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constitution
English
Etymology
From Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin c?nstit?ti?, c?nstit?ti?nem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from c?nstitu? (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”) (from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) + statu? (“to set up, station; to establish; to determine, fix”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh?- (“to stand (up)”))) + -ti? (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions), -ti?nem (accusative singular of -ti?).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?nst??tju??(?)n/, /-?t?u?-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?nst??tu?(?)n/
- Hyphenation: con?sti?tu?tion
Noun
constitution (plural constitutions)
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- Synonyms: configuration, form; see also Thesaurus:composition
- 1876, John Herschel, Outlines of Astronomy
- the physical constitution of the sun
- (government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- (law) A legal document describing such a formal system.
- A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
- 1828, Joseph Story, Appeal to the Republic
- Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the old world.
- 1828, Joseph Story, Appeal to the Republic
- (dated) The general health of a person.
Derived terms
- constitutional
- metaconstitution
Related terms
- constitute
- constituent
- constituency
- constitutive
Translations
References
Further reading
- constitution on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- constitution (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Old French constitucion, from Latin c?nstit?ti?, c?nstit?ti?nem. Morphologically, from constituer +? -tion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??s.ti.ty.sj??/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophone: constitutions
Noun
constitution f (plural constitutions)
- constitution
Further reading
- “constitution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Latin c?nstit?ti?, c?nstit?ti?nem.
Pronunciation
Noun
constitution f (plural constitutions)
- (Jersey) constitution
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bent
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: b?nt, IPA(key): /b?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
From bend +? -t.
Verb
bent
- simple past tense and past participle of bend
Adjective
bent (comparative benter or more bent, superlative bentest or most bent)
- (Of something that is usually straight) folded, dented
- (colloquial, chiefly Britain) corrupt, dishonest
- (derogatory, colloquial, chiefly Britain) Homosexual.
- Determined or insistent.
- Synonym: hell-bent
- (Of a person) leading a life of crime.
- (slang, soccer) inaccurately aimed
- (colloquial, chiefly US) Suffering from the bends
- (slang) High from both marijuana and alcohol.
Synonyms
- (folded, corrupt): crooked
- (homosexual): queer
Derived terms
- bent as a nine-bob note
- bent copper
Related terms
- (determined): hell-bent
Translations
Noun
bent (plural bents)
- An inclination or talent.
- A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
- The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.
- 1648, John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick
- the force they have in the discharge , according to several bents
- 1648, John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick
- A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
- Beneath the lowering brow, and on a bent,
The temple stood of Mars armipotent
- Beneath the lowering brow, and on a bent,
- Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
- bents and turns of the matter
- (carpentry) A transverse frame of a framed structure; a subunit of framing.
- Such a subunit as a component of a barn's framing, joined to other bents by girts and summer beams.
- Such a subunit as a reinforcement to, or integral part of, a bridge's framing.
- Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
- 1707, John Norris, Practical Discourses Upon the Beatitudes of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
- the full bent and stress of the soul
- 1707, John Norris, Practical Discourses Upon the Beatitudes of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Synonyms
- (an inclination or talent): disposition, predilection, proclivity, propensity, see also Thesaurus:predilection
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English bent, benet, from Old English *beonet (attested only in place-names and personal names), from Proto-West Germanic *binut (“reed, rush”), of uncertain origin.
Noun
bent (countable and uncountable, plural bents)
- Any of various stiff or reedy grasses.
- 1627, Michael Drayton, "Nymphidia", 1810 reprint page 124:
- His spear a bent, both stiff and strong.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes’, The Phantom ’Rickshaw and Other Tales, Folio Society 2005, p. 121:
- Gunga Dass gave me a double handful of dried bents which I thrust down the mouth of the lair to the right of his, and followed myself, feet foremost [...].
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 9
- Clusters of strong flowers rose everywhere above the coarse tussocks of bent.
- 1627, Michael Drayton, "Nymphidia", 1810 reprint page 124:
- A grassy area, grassland.
- c. 1500, The Ballad of Chevy Chase
- Bowmen bickered upon the bent.
- c. 1500, The Ballad of Chevy Chase
- The old dried stalks of grasses.
Synonyms
(grass): bentgrass
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Created in analogy to Dutch ben (“am”). Modern Dutch bent has replaced the Middle Dutch verb forms bes and best (“(you) are (sg.)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Verb
bent
- second-person singular present indicative of zijn; are.
References
Hungarian
Etymology
From benn, following the example of alant and lent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?nt]
- Hyphenation: bent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adverb
bent (comparative bentebb, superlative legbentebb)
- inside
- Synonym: benn
- Antonyms: kinn, kint
References
Lithuanian
Adverb
bent
- at least.
Old Norse
Participle
bent
- strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of bendr
Verb
bent
- supine of benda
Scots
Alternative forms
- bynt
Etymology
From Old English beonet, compare Middle English bent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?nt/
Noun
bent (plural bents)
- (archaic, 14th century) Coarse or wiry grass growing upon moorlands.
- (archaic, 15th century) An area covered with coarse or wiry grass; a moor.
Derived terms
- benty (covered in bent)
Turkish
Etymology
From Persian ???? (band).
Noun
bent (definite accusative {{{1}}}, plural {{{2}}})
- dam
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