Hyphenation of constituent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word constituent? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

con-stituent

Definitions of constituent:

1.
An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up
Especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system Spare components for cars A component or constituent element of a system
2.
A member of a constituency
A citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes Needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected
3.
Something determined in relation to something that includes it
He wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself I read a portion of the manuscript The smaller component is hard to reach The animal constituent of plankton
4.
(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
5.
An abstract part of something
Jealousy was a component of his character Two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony The grammatical elements of a sentence A key factor in her success Humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
6.
Constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

Synonyms of constituent:

adj constitutional, constitutive, organic, essential
noun component, element, part, portion
noun voter, elector
noungrammatical constituent, syntagma, syntagm
noun component, element, factor, ingredient, part, section, division

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