"consist of" meaning in English

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          "text": "The body consists of cells.",
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          "text": "The fieldwork consists of counting the species along the shoreline.",
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        "To be composed or made up of something."
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          "word": "consist in"
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        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "be made up by",
          "word": "bestå af"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "be made up by",
          "word": "bestaan uit"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "be made up by",
          "word": "consistir en"
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        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "be made up by",
          "word": "bestå av"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "be made up by",
          "word": "gồm có"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "be made up by",
      "word": "bestå af"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "be made up by",
      "word": "bestaan uit"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "be made up by",
      "word": "consistir en"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "be made up by",
      "word": "bestå av"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "be made up by",
      "word": "gồm có"
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