HOW TO PRONOUNCE
constitutional
/ˌkɑn.stɪˈt(j)u.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/
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kon-stih-TOO-shuh-nuhl: stress TOO.
Constitutional can have a brief y sound before the stressed oo. The final vowels can be very light; keep the sh and n sounds in sequence.
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“The court heard arguments about the constitutional question.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does constitutional mean?
adjective
- Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind.
- For the benefit of one's constitution or health.
- Relating to the constitution or composition of something; essential, fundamental.
More meanings (5)
adjective
- Relating to a legal or political constitution (“the basic law of a nation or institution; the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institution”).
- In compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution.
- Of a monarch: having a purely ceremonial role, or possessing powers limited by a constitution rather than plenary or unlimited powers.
noun
- A walk that is taken regularly for good health and wellbeing.
- An act of defecation.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌkɑn.stɪˈt(j)u.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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A fifth ill effect of the exclusion would be, that it would operate as a constitutional interdiction of stability in the administration.
He had grown to be a big cub of a baby, with a constitutional grievance, and he had to be continually amused.
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Then he went on for his constitutional--either round the "Sand-walk," or outside his own grounds in the immediate neighbourhood of the house.