complemental
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Etymology
Origin of complemental
First recorded in 1595–1605; complement + -al 1
Example Sentences
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In a happy marriage these differences become complemental, rendering possible that superior unity in which the two are made one.
From What a Young Husband Ought to Know by Stall, Sylvanus
The large relative size of the rostrum in the complemental male both of this species and of S. Peronii, is a remarkable character, which I can in no way account for.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
The two expressions, song and action, were one; they were mutually complemental.
From Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time by Krehbiel, Henry Edward
Also if you ever find any species of Scalpellum, pray look for complemental males; a German author has recently doubted my observations for no reason except that the facts appeared to him so strange.
From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
Forms of poetry are complemental to each other, and one who tries to be merely dramatic without appreciating the lyric spirit becomes theatric.
From Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)
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