ultimate constituent

noun

, Grammar.

1. an element of a construction that cannot be further divided into grammatical constituents: the morphemes of an utterance are usually considered to be its ultimate constituents.

ultimate constituent

noun

1. See immediate constituent
   a constituent of something, such as a linguistic construction, that cannot be further subdivided in the terms of the analysis being undertaken Compare immediate constituent

Example Sentences

The soul is his inmost, the mind his middle, and the body his ultimate constituent.

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That it modifies the functions or reactivity of the ultimate constituent groups we have seen from the study of the esters.

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Biophore: an ultimate constituent of germ plasm or hereditary substance.

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