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   Com·ple·men·ta·ry

   /ˌkämpləˈmen(t)ərē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other or another: "three guitarists playing interlocking, complementary parts"
   • ▪ (of gene sequences, nucleotides, etc.) related by the rules of base pairing: "a pair of complementary oligonucleotides were synthesized"
   • 2. relating to complementary medicine: "complementary therapies such as aromatherapy"

   Derivatives

   • 1. complementarily adverb
   • 2. complementariness noun

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