/ ˈkɒnstɪpeɪtɪd; NAmE ˈkɑːn-/ adjective
unable to get rid of waste material from the bowels easily
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin constipat- crowded or pressed together, from the verb constipare , from con- together + stipare press, cram.
/ ˈkɒnstɪpeɪtɪd; NAmE ˈkɑːn-/ adjective
unable to get rid of waste material from the bowels easily
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin constipat- crowded or pressed together, from the verb constipare , from con- together + stipare press, cram.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005