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CONSTITUTIVE

\kˈɒnstɪtjˌuːtɪv], \kˈɒnstɪtjˌuːtɪv], \k_ˈɒ_n_s_t_ɪ_t_j_ˌuː_t_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of CONSTITUTIVE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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Having power to enact, establish, or create; instituting; determining.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

That constitutes or establishes: having power to enact, etc.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

That constitutes or establishes.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Helping or having power to constitute.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Elemental, essential, productive ; having the power to enact or establish.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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