constitutive
English edit
Etymology edit
From constitute + -ive.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈstɪt͡ʃuˌtɪv/
Adjective edit
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
Derived terms edit
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Translations edit
having the power or authority to constitute
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having the power or authority to appoint someone to office
very important ; essential
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that forms a constituent part of something else
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tiv/
- Homophone: constitutives
Audio (Paris) (file)
Adjective edit
constitutive
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.sti.tuːˈtiː.u̯e/, [kõːs̠t̪ɪt̪uːˈt̪iːu̯ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.sti.tuˈti.ve/, [konst̪it̪uˈt̪iːve]
Adjective edit
cōnstitūtīve