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Constitutive

/kˌɑˈnstɪtuˌtɪv/
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(adj) Having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something.

The elements were constitutive of the whole.
The rules were constitutive of the game.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The elements were ____ of the whole.

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