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(satellite adjective) of or relating to or suggestive of complementation; "interchangeable electric outlets" |
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Synonyms: interchangeable |
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(satellite adjective) of words so related that each is the negation of the other; "`male' and `female' are complementary terms" |
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(satellite adjective) acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) |
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Synonyms: complemental, completing |
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