incompletion

[ in-kuh m-plee-shuh n ]

/ ˌɪn kəmˈpli ʃən /

noun

the state of being incomplete; incompleteness.

Football. an incomplete forward pass.

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Nearby words

incomplete fistula, incomplete flower, incomplete foot presentation, incomplete fracture, incomplete metamorphosis, incompletion, incompliant, incomprehensible, incomprehension, incomprehensive, incompressible

Origin of incompletion

First recorded in 1795–1805; in-³ + completion

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