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unconstitutional
un·con·sti·tu·tion·al
/
ˌʌn
kɒn
stɪˈtu
ʃə
nl, -ˈtyu-
/
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[
uhn-kon-sti-
too
-sh
uh
-nl, -
tyoo
-
]
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adjective
not
constitutional
; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the
constitution
, as of a country.
Origin:
1735–45;
un-
1
+
constitutional
Related forms
un·con·sti·tu·tion·al·ism,
noun
un·con·sti·tu·tion·al·i·ty,
noun
un·con·sti·tu·tion·al·ly,
adverb
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unconstitutional
(ˌʌnkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən
ə
l)
—
adj
at variance with or not permitted by a constitution
unconstitution'ality
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
given to using long words.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
unconstitutional
1734, from
un-
(1) "not" + constitutional (see
constitution
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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