Comprises

Word COMPRISES
Character 9
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /kəmˈpɹaɪzɪz/

Definitions and meanings of "Comprises"

What do we mean by comprises?

To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).

To contain or embrace.

(sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.

To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential, to define an invention. ("Open-ended", doesn't limit to the items listed; cf. compose, which is "closed" and limits to the items listed.)

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The word "comprises" in example sentences

Even this title comprises a larger area than is technically covered by the term Sayings of Jesus. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

The work under this title comprises five books, the first three generally accepted as genuine, the last two sometimes regarded as doubtful. ❋ Unknown (1895)

-- The term comprises statutes, constitutional provisions, [1585] municipal ordinances, [1586] and administrative regulations having the force and operation of statutes. [ ❋ Edward Samuel Corwin (1920)

The moral infrastructure, and the system of norms it comprises, is largely a consequence of systems of widely shared belief. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The majority of the mass that any lunar mission comprises is propellant, largely liquid oxygen. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That formal term comprises two documents: the living will, which lays out your treatment preferences, and the durable power of attorney for health care, which designates a proxy -- a person to speak for you should you become incapacitated. ❋ Unknown (2007)

This letter comprises the initial of the German word "zivil," and means that the wearer is neither a criminal nor a military prisoner. ❋ Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot (N/A)

The name _Zeus_, in Greek, like that of _God_, in English, comprises very diverse views of divine personality. ❋ 525 BC-456 BC Aeschylus (1880)

With us, the lowest amount of education that ever receives the name comprises at least the three R's, as they are termed, -- Reading, Writing, and ❋ James Aitken Wylie (1849)

Generally speaking, the Mackenzie District lies north of Albert and Saskatchewan; Keewatin, north of Manitoba and Franklin comprises Canada's Arctic Islands. ❋ Unknown (1940)

"The word for disaster in Japanese comprises two characters meaning opportunity to improve. ❋ Unknown (1994)

This is known as reductionism: the ironclad belief that describing events in biological terms comprises a scientific advancement no matter how hypothetical the explanation is and how little it improves our understanding of -- or ability to influence -- outcomes. ❋ Stanton Peele (2012)

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