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costituente

constituent

adjective koh-stee-too-EHN-teh Less Common
People & Society Politics

Origin: present participle of costituire ('to constitute')

Also means

founding

Usage Note

Costituente is invariable in gender, taking only a plural -i. Historically it names l'Assemblea Costituente, the body that wrote Italy's 1948 constitution; it also works as a noun for a component part.

Examples

"L'assemblea costituente scrisse la legge."

Natural Translation

The constituent assembly wrote the law.

Literal Translation

The-assembly constituent wrote the law.

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