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noun
1.
the way in which a thing is composed or made up; makeup; composition: the chemical constitution of the cleanser.
2.
the physical character of the body as to strength, health, etc.: He has a strong constitution.
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Medicine/Medical, Psychology. the aggregate of a person's physical and psychological characteristics.
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the act or process of constituting; establishment.
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EXPANDthe state of being constituted; formation.
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any established arrangement or custom.
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the system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed.
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the document embodying these principles.
10.
COLLAPSEArchaic. character or condition of mind; disposition; temperament.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English constitucion edict, ordinance < Anglo-French < Latin constitūtiōn- (stem of constitūtiō). See constitute, -ion
1350–1400; Middle English constitucion edict, ordinance < Anglo-French < Latin constitūtiōn- (stem of constitūtiō). See constitute, -ion
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an American 44-gun frigate, famous for its exploits in the War of 1812 and popularly called “Old Ironsides.”
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constitution
1580s, "action of establishing," from Fr. constitution (12c.), from L. constitutionem (nom. constitutio) "act of settling, settled condition, anything arranged or settled upon, regulation, order, ordinance," from constitutus (see constitute). Used earlier (late 14c.)
EXPAND in now-obsolete sense "decree, ordaining." Meaning "way in which a thing is constituted" is from c.1600; that of "physical health, strength and vigor of the body" is from 1550s; of the mind, "temperament, character" from 1580s. Sense of "mode of organization of a state" is from c.1610; that of "system of principles by which a community is governed" dates from 1730s; esp. of a document of written laws since the U.S. and French constitutions, late 18c.
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constitution con·sti·tu·tion (kŏn'stĭ-t&oomacr;'shən, -ty&oomacr;'-)
n.
The physical makeup of the body, including its functions, metabolic processes, reactions to stimuli, and resistance to the attack of pathogenic organisms.
The composition or structure of a molecule.
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Constitution definition
The fundamental law of the United States, drafted in Philadelphia in 1787 (see Constitutional Convention), ratified in 1788, and put into effect in 1789. It established a strong central government in place of the Articles of Confederation. (See Preamble to the Constitution.)
constitution definition
A nation or state's fundamental set of laws. Most nations with constitutions have them in written form, such as the United States Constitution. The constitution of Britain, by contrast, is an informal set of traditions, based on several different laws.
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