incompletion
[ in-kuhm-plee-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪn kəmˈpli ʃən /
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noun
the state of being incomplete; incompleteness.
Football. an incomplete forward pass.
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Origin of incompletion
First recorded in 1795–1805; in-3 + completion
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