Added 8 October 2026
component
/kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/ noun
In Latin: pars Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about component at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An abstract part of something.
jealousy was a component of his character
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Something determined in relation to something that includes it.
he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself
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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
Origin
Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
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