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Constitution

The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation.

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Broader term 5

Beginning 76% connected

of Begin

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Commencement 76% connected

The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.

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Law 76% connected

In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order accordin…

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Property 76% connected

That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as,…

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Start 76% connected

To leap; to jump.

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Narrower term 6

Colonization 76% connected

The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies.

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Federation 76% connected

The act of uniting in a league; confederation.

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Grain 76% connected

See Groan.

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Settlement 76% connected

The act of setting, or the state of being settled.

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Structure 76% connected

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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Texture 76% connected

The act or art of weaving.

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Establish 74% connected

To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm.

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Establish 74% connected

To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm.

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Synonym 5

Composition 92% connected

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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Establishment 92% connected

The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.

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Formation 92% connected

The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

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Make-up 92% connected

The way in which the parts of anything are put together; often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character.

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Organization 92% connected

The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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