1 | noun | a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction 2 | noun | a complete number or quantity 3 | noun | number needed to make up a whole force 4 | noun | something added to complete or embellish or make perfect 5 | noun | one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response 6 | noun | either of two parts that mutually complete each other 7 | verb | make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to (7 meanings)

k'ompluhmuhnt (IPA: kˈɒmpləmənt)

com-ple-ment (10 letters | 3 syllables)

1419 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (606 years ago)

Old French | Latin

complements | complemented | complementing

full complement | accompaniment

company | ship's company

construction | expression | grammatical construction | count | hands | manpower | men | work force | workforce | adjunct | enzyme | counterpart | opposite number | vis-a-vis | balance | ... (total: 18)

(none among common words)

compliment

compliment

(none among common words)

complement fixation | complement fixation test | full complement

Spanish: | complemento (general) French: | complément (general) Portuguese: | complemento (general) German: | Ergänzung (general) | Komplement (general) | Vervollständigung (general) Japanese: | 相補 (common noun) | 補数 (common noun) | 補語 (common noun) | 補足 (common noun) | 余集合 (common noun) | 補集合 (common noun) | 付かたり (common noun) | 有無相通じる (verb)

complement.net | complement.org

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18 (International English) | 18 (North American English)