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a) Of the nature of a complement; completing.
I have no skill in ceremonious letters, which have no other substance, but a faire contexture of complemental phrases and curteous words.
b) Complementary.
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Complemental — Com ple*men tal, a. 1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. Complemental ceremony. Prynne. [1913 Webster] 2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] {Complemental air} (Physiol.), the air (averaging 100… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
complemental — index concomitant, correlative, mutual (reciprocal), reciprocal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
complemental — complementary, complemental *reciprocal, correlative, corresponding, convertible Analogous words: complementing, supplementing (see corresponding verbs under COMPLEMENT n): completing, finishing (see CLOSE vb): related, associated (see JOIN)… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Complemental air — Complemental Com ple*men tal, a. 1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. Complemental ceremony. Prynne. [1913 Webster] 2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] {Complemental air} (Physiol.), the air… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Complemental males — Complemental Com ple*men tal, a. 1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. Complemental ceremony. Prynne. [1913 Webster] 2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] {Complemental air} (Physiol.), the air… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
complemental term — index correlate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
complemental air — noun : the quantity of air (about 3000 cubic centimeters) that can be inhaled in addition to one s tidal air * * * complemental air, = complementary air. (Cf. ↑complementary air) … Useful english dictionary
complemental — adjective Date: 1597 1. relating to or being a complement 2. obsolete ceremonious, complimentary … New Collegiate Dictionary
complemental — complementally, adv. /kom pleuh men tl/, adj. 1. complementary; completing. 2. Obs. a. accomplished. b. ceremonious. c. complimentary. [1595 1605; COMPLEMENT + AL1] * * * … Universalium
complemental — com·ple·men·tal (kom″plə menґtəl) complementary … Medical dictionary
