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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•ple•men•ta•ry /ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri/USA pronunciation  adj. 
    1. complementing or completing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•ple•men•ta•ry  (kom′plə men′tə rē, -trē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ries. 
adj. 
  1. forming a complement;
    completing.
  2. complementing each other.

n. 
  1. Fine ArtSee complementary color (def. 1).
  • complement + -ary 1590–1600
com′ple•men′ta•ri•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
complementary /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ; -trɪ/, complemental adj
  1. acting as or forming a complement; completing
  2. forming a satisfactory or balanced whole
  3. involving or using the treatments and techniques of complementary medicine
ˌcompleˈmentarily, ˌcompleˈmentally adv ˌcompleˈmentariness n

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