It is likely that these two consonants are in complementary distribution.
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Complementary
//ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi//
Synonyms for "complementary" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (10)
Adjective(2 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (17)
Related word relations
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4 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
21 entriesanticomplementarycolorcomplementarilycomplementarinesscomplementaritycomplementary DNAcomplementary allophonecomplementary anglecomplementary anglescomplementary antonymcomplementary colourcomplementary distributioncomplementary functioncomplementary goodcomplementary medicinecomplementary nondeterministic polynomial
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1 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
11 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 19 languages.
Asturian
1 entries- complementariu adj (acting as a complement)
Bulgarian
1 entries- допълнителен adj (acting as a complement)
Catalan
1 entries- complementari adj (acting as a complement)
Dutch
2 entries- aanvullend adj (acting as a complement)
- complementair adj (acting as a complement)
Esperanto
1 entries- komplementa adj (acting as a complement)
Finnish
2 entries- komplementaarinen adj (acting as a complement)
- täydentävä adj (acting as a complement)
French
1 entries- complémentaire adj (acting as a complement)
Galician
1 entries- complementario adj (acting as a complement)
German
4 entries- Ausgleichs adj (acting as a complement)
- Bei adj (acting as a complement)
- Ergänzungs adj (acting as a complement)
- Gegen adj (acting as a complement)
Hungarian
2 entries- kiegészítő adj (acting as a complement)
- komplementer adj (acting as a complement)
Indonesian
1 entries- komplementer adj (acting as a complement)
Latin
1 entries- complēmentārius adj (acting as a complement)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- temamker adj (acting as a complement)
- tewawker adj (acting as a complement)
Polish
3 entries- komplementarny adj (acting as a complement)
- komplementarny adj (of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA)
- dopełnienie noun (a complementary (i.e. colour or angle))
Portuguese
2 entries- complementar adj (acting as a complement)
- complementário adj (acting as a complement)
Romanian
1 entries- complementar adj (acting as a complement)
Russian
1 entries- дополняющий adj (acting as a complement)
Spanish
1 entries- complementario adj (acting as a complement)
Swedish
2 entries- fullständigande adj (acting as a complement)
- komplementär adj (acting as a complement)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The important point concerning the complementary distribution is to specify the environment where the individual sounds occur.
Source: tatoeba (274154)
They are highly complementary.
Source: tatoeba (1114850)
Television and newspapers play complementary roles.
Source: tatoeba (3229895)
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