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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The replacement of a set by its complement countable, uncountable
2. 2
   (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts wordnet
3. 3
   The interaction between two genetic units such that an organism can function normally if either one is defective countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate wordnet
5. 5
   The relationship of a phrase to its predicate countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

complementary distributioncomplementary distribution

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