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        "constitutions"
      ],
      "offensive": false
    },
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      "hw": "con*sti*tu*tion",
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        {
          "mw": "ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈtü-shən",
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            "ref": "c",
            "stat": "1"
          }
        },
        {
          "mw": "-ˈtyü-"
        }
      ]
    },
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                "sn": "1 a",
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                    "text",
                    "{bc}the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it"
                  ]
                ]
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            ],
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                  ]
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                    "{bc}the physical makeup of the individual especially with respect to the health, strength, and appearance of the body "
                  ],
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                      {
                        "t": "a hearty {wi}constitution{/wi}"
                      }
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                    "{bc}the structure, composition, physical makeup, or nature of something "
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                      {
                        "t": "the {wi}constitution{/wi} of society"
                      }
                    ]
                  ]
                ]
              }
            ]
          ],
          [
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              "sense",
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                "sn": "3",
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                  [
                    "text",
                    "{bc}the mode in which a state or society is organized"
                  ]
                ],
                "sdsense": {
                  "sd": "especially",
                  "dt": [
                    [
                      "text",
                      "{bc}the manner in which sovereign power is distributed"
                    ]
                  ]
                }
              }
            ]
          ],
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              "sense",
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                "sn": "4",
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                    "{bc}an established law or custom {bc}{sx|ordinance||}"
                  ]
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              }
            ]
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              "sense",
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                "sn": "5",
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                    "text",
                    "{bc}the act of establishing, making, or setting up "
                  ],
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                    [
                      {
                        "t": "before the {wi}constitution{/wi} of civil laws"
                      }
                    ]
                  ]
                ]
              }
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        ]
      }
    ],
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      {
        "ure": "con*sti*tu*tion*less",
        "prs": [
          {
            "mw": "ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈtü-shən-ləs",
            "sound": {
              "audio": "consti08",
              "ref": "c",
              "stat": "1"
            }
          },
          {
            "mw": "-ˈtyü-"
          }
        ],
        "fl": "adjective"
      }
    ],
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      [
        "text",
        "{dx_ety}see {dxt|constitute||}{/dx_ety}"
      ]
    ],
    "date": "14th century{ds||4||}",
    "shortdef": [
      "the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it",
      "a written instrument embodying the rules of a political or social organization",
      "the physical makeup of the individual especially with respect to the health, strength, and appearance of the body"
    ]
  },
  {
    "meta": {
      "id": "unwritten constitution",
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      "sort": "212355000",
      "src": "collegiate",
      "section": "alpha",
      "stems": [
        "unwritten constitution",
        "unwritten constitutions"
      ],
      "offensive": false
    },
    "hwi": {
      "hw": "unwritten constitution"
    },
    "fl": "noun",
    "def": [
      {
        "sseq": [
          [
            [
              "sense",
              {
                "dt": [
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                    "text",
                    "{bc}a constitution not embodied in a single document but based chiefly on custom and precedent as expressed in statutes and judicial decisions"
                  ]
                ]
              }
            ]
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      }
    ],
    "date": "1890",
    "shortdef": [
      "a constitution not embodied in a single document but based chiefly on custom and precedent as expressed in statutes and judicial decisions"
    ]
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]