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complement — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • complement noun Something that completes or goes well with something else.
  • counterpart noun A person or thing that corresponds to or matches another, often in a different place or organization.

Senses

complement is used for these senses in English:

  • complement (grammar, linguistics) A word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object. [from 19th c.]
  • counterpart Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.

complement — full definition

  1. noun Something that completes or goes well with something else.
  2. verb To complete or improve something by adding a matching or contrasting quality.

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