[ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
(e.g: Britain lacks a codified constitution)

- the composition of something
(e.g: the genetic constitution of a species)

- a person's physical state as regards vitality, health, and strength
(e.g: pregnancy had weakened her constitution)


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Origin:
Middle English (denoting a law, or a body of laws or customs): from Latin constitutio(n-), from constituere ‘establish, appoint’ (see constitute)