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| 1. | [ adjective ] acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) | |
| Synonyms: | completing complemental | |
| Related terms: | inessential | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (color) either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or gray (in the case of pigments) | |
| Synonyms: | complementary_color | |
| Examples: | "yellow and blue are complementaries" |
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| Related terms: | chromatic_color | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other | |
| Examples: | "`male' and `female' are complementary terms" |
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| Related terms: | antonymous | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or suggestive of complementation | |
| Synonyms: | interchangeable reciprocal | |
| Examples: | "interchangeable electric outlets" |
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| Related terms: | reciprocal | |
| Similar spelling: |
complement complementarity complimentary complemental complementation compliment complexity completely complacent compliments complacently complexion completion completing complection |
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