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imme'diate constit'uent
Gram.
one of the usually two largest constituents of a construction: The immediate constituents of
He ate his dinner are
he and
ate his dinner; of
ate his dinner are
ate and
his dinner; etc.
Abbr.: IC Cf.
ultimate constituent.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.