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   complement

   noun

   • 1. a thing that contributes extra features to something else in such a way as to improve or emphasize its quality: "local ales provide the perfect complement to fine food" Similar accompanimentcompanionadditionsupplementaccessoryadjuncttrimmingfinishing touchfinal touchOpposite contrast
   • 2. a number or quantity of something, especially that required to make a group complete: "at the moment we have a full complement of staff" Similar amounttotalaggregatecontingentcompanycapacityallowancequota
   • ▪ the number of people required to crew a ship: "almost half the ship's complement of 322 were wounded"
   • ▪ the amount in degrees by which a given angle is less than 90°.
   • ▪ the members of a set or class that are not members of a given subset.
   • 3. one or more words, phrases, or clauses governed by a verb (or by a nominalization or a predicative adjective) that complete the meaning of the predicate. In generative grammar, all the constituents of a sentence that are governed by a verb form the complement.
   • ▪ (in systemic grammar) an adjective or noun that has the same reference as either the subject (as mad in he is mad) or the object (as mad in he drove her mad or manager in they appointed him manager).
   • 4. a group of proteins present in blood plasma and tissue fluid which combine with an antigen–antibody complex to bring about the lysis of foreign cells.

   verb

   • 1. contribute extra features to (someone or something) in such a way as to improve or emphasize their qualities: "a classic blazer complements a look that's smart or casual"
   • ▪ add to or make complete: "the proposals complement the incentives already available"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘completion’): from Latin complementum, from complere ‘fill up’ (see complete). Compare with compliment.

   Derivatives

   • 1. complemental adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMPLEMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • COMPLEMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

     COMPLEMENT meaning: 1. to make something else seem better or...

   • COMPLEMENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

     COMPLEMENT definition: 1. something that makes something...

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   noun. something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal. the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of packers. either of two parts or things needed to complete the whole; counterpart. full quantity or amount; complete allowance.

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCOMPLEMENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   A complement is something that makes up a satisfying whole with something else. Those shiny red shoes you just bought complement your shiny red purse.