different between constitutive vs constitution
constitutive
English
Etymology
From constitute +? -ive.
Adjective
constitutive (comparative more constitutive, superlative most constitutive)
- having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something
- having the power or authority to appoint someone to office
- extremely important, essential
- that forms a constituent part of something else
- (biochemistry) (of an enzyme) that is continuously produced at a constant rate
Related terms
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??s.ti.ty.tiv/
- Homophone: constitutives
Adjective
constitutive
- feminine singular of constitutif
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.sti.tu??ti?.u?e/, [kõ?s?t??t?u??t?i?u??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.sti.tu?ti.ve/, [k?nst?it?u?t?i?v?]
Adjective
c?nstit?t?ve
- vocative masculine singular of c?nstit?t?vus
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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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