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complement clause

noun Linguistics.

a subordinate clause that functions as the subject, direct object, or prepositional object of a verb, as that you like it in I'm surprised that you like it.

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Nearby words

complect, complected, complection, complement, complement binding assay, complement clause, complement fixation, complement fixation test, complement protein, complement reaction, complement unit
Also called complement sentence.
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