complemental
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Origin of complemental
First recorded in 1595–1605; complement + -al 1
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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
Adj. reciprocal, mutual, commutual†, correlative, reciprocative, interrelated, closely related; alternate; interchangeable; interdependent; international; complemental, complementary.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
No; the response must be in kind to be truly complemental.
From Between the Dark and the Daylight by Howells, William Dean
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
In the parasitic complemental male of S. vulgare, I also most plainly saw spermatozoa.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
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