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English to English noun
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an abstract part of something |
• jealousy was a component of his character
• two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
• the grammatical elements of a sentence
• a key factor in her success
• humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
source: wordnet30
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an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system |
• spare components for cars
• a component or constituent element of a system
source: wordnet30
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any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter | source: wordnet30
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the most favorable environment for a plant or animal |
• water is the element of fishes
source: wordnet30
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one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe |
• the alchemists believed that there were four elements
source: wordnet30
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the situation in which you are happiest and most effective |
• in your element
source: wordnet30
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a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone | source: wordnet30
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One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. | source: webster1913 verb
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To compound of elements or first principles. | source: webster1913
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