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The correct spelling is comprised.
How to pronounce comprised
verb
IPA: /kəmˈpɹaɪzd/
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The correct spelling is comprised. To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). For example: "The parts are comprised by the whole."
Usage Examples
“The parts are comprised by the whole.”
“Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members.”
“A team is comprised of its members.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
- 2.To contain or embrace.
- 3.(sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.
- 4.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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