English Dictionary: constitutive | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for constitutive | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Constitutive \Con"sti*tu`tive\, a. 1. Tending or assisting to constitute or compose; elemental; essential. An ingredient and constitutive part of every virtue. --Barrow. 2. Having power to enact, establish, or create; instituting; determining. --Sir W. Hamilton. |