complement each other

  • 1complement (v) vs compliment (n) —   Complement is a verb, which means to make something seem better or more attractive when combined.   For example: The colours blue and green complement each other perfectly.   Compliment is a noun, which means a remark that expresses approval,… …

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  • 2complement (v) vs compliment (n) —   Complement is a verb, which means to make something seem better or more attractive when combined.   For example: The colours blue and green complement each other perfectly.   Compliment is a noun, which means a remark that expresses approval,… …

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  • 3complement / compliment —    Complement means to supplement or make complete : Their two personalities complement each other.    Compliment means to praise or congratulate : She received a compliment on her sense of fashion …

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  • 4complement / compliment —    Complement means to supplement or make complete : Their two personalities complement each other.    Compliment means to praise or congratulate : She received a compliment on her sense of fashion …

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  • 5Complement (music) — Traditional interval complementation: P4 + P5 = P8 In music the term complement refers to two distinct concepts. In traditional music theory a complement is the interval which, when added to the original interval, spans an octave in total. For… …

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  • 6complement — complementer, n. n. /kom pleuh meuhnt/; v. /kom pleuh ment /, n. 1. something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal. 2. the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of packers …

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  • 7complement — complements, complementing, complemented (The verb is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mplɪment[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mplɪmənt[/t]].) 1) VERB If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more… …

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  • 8complement — com•ple•ment n. [[t]ˈkɒm plə mənt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌmɛnt[/t]] n. 1) something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal[/ex] 2) the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of bridge… …

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  • 9complement — 1. noun /ˈkɒmpləmənt,ˈkɑːmpləmənt/ a) Something (or someone) that completes; the consummation. perform all those works of mercy, which Clemens Alexandrinus calls amoris et amicitiæ impletionem et extentionem, the extent and complement of love [ …

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  • 10complement */ — I UK [ˈkɒmplɪment] / US [ˈkɑmpləˌment] verb [transitive] Word forms complement : present tense I/you/we/they complement he/she/it complements present participle complementing past tense complemented past participle complemented 1) to combine well …

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