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complementary

/ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntɹi/ · 13 letters · 11 distinct letters

  1. noun

    either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)

    yellow and blue are complementaries

  2. adjective

    of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other

    `male' and `female' are complementary terms

  3. adjective

    acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

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