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10 Language-to-English DictionariesComplement
/ˈkɒmplɪmənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A thing that completes or brings to perfection.
"The wine was a perfect complement to the meal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'complement' originates from the Latin 'complementum', meaning 'that which completes'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, where it retained its meaning of something that completes or enhances another.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Complement" is said worldwide
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complément
Transliteration: complement
"Le vin est un complément parfait pour ce repas."
Ergänzung
Transliteration: Ergaenzung
"Der Wein war eine perfekte Ergänzung zum Essen."
complemento
Transliteration: complemento
"Il vino era il complemento perfetto per il pasto."
complemento
Transliteration: complemento
"El vino fue un complemento perfecto para la comida."
complemento
Transliteration: complemento
"O vinho foi um complemento perfeito para a refeição."
पूरक
Transliteration: poorak
"यह शराब भोजन के लिए एक आदर्श पूरक थी।"
补足物
Transliteration: bǔzú wù
"这杯酒是这顿饭的绝配。"
보충물
Transliteration: bochungmul
"그 와인은 식사에 완벽한 보충물이었다."
補完物
Transliteration: hokanbutsu
"そのワインは食事を完璧に引き立てるものだった。"
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