Complement Complement

Complement - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Accessory, Accompaniment, Addition, Additive, Adjunct, Adjuvant, Aggregate, All, Ally, Analogue, Annex, Annexation

The word complement (with an e in the second syllable, not to be confused with a different word, compliment with an i) has a number of uses. Generally a complement of X is something that together with X makes a complete whole; that supplies what X lacks. The first e in complete and the first e in complement are etymological cognates of each other in a way that is a useful mnemonic for remembering that this is not compliment with an i.

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