Both Uses
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One Writer's Beginnings
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- Such were my mother's component parts.†
Chpt 2 *
- This is, of course, simply saying that the outside world is the vital component of my inner life.†
Chpt 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(component) a self-contained part of something that when combined with other parts makes something that is larger or more complex
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) A comprehensive dictionary will also describe more specialized senses of component.