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COMPLEMENTAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does complemental mean?
• COMPLEMENTAL (adjective)
The adjective COMPLEMENTAL has 1 sense:
1. acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
Familiarity information: COMPLEMENTAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
Synonyms:
complemental; complementary; completing
Similar:
additive (characterized or produced by addition)
Derivation:
complement (something added to complete or embellish or make perfect)
complement (either of two parts that mutually complete each other)
complement (number needed to make up a whole force)
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