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  1. complement
    [ˈkämpləmənt]
    noun
    complement (noun)
    complements (plural noun)
    1. a thing that completes or brings to perfection:
      "the libretto proved a perfect complement to the music"
      Similar:
      accompaniment
      companion
      addition
      supplement
      accessory
      adjunct
      trimming
      • 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:
        amount
        total
        aggregate
        contingent
        company
        capacity
        allowance
        • grammar
          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.
          • physiology
            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
            complement (verb)
            complements (third person present)
            complemented (past tense)
            complemented (past participle)
            complementing (present participle)
            1. add to (something) in a way that enhances or improves it; make perfect:
              "a classic blazer complements a look that's stylish or casual"
              Similar:
              accompany
              go with
              round off
              set off
              suit
              add to
              supplement
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              Pronunciation
              noun
              ˈkämpləmənt
              Tone

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