complementation
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complementation
(ˌkɒmplɪmɛnˈteɪʃən)n
1. (Genetics) the act or process of forming a complement
2. (Genetics) genetics the combination of two homologous chromosomes, each with a different recessive mutant gene, in a single cell to produce a normal phenotype. The deficiency of one homologue is supplied by the normal allele of the other
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com•ple•men•ta•tion
(ˌkɒm plə mənˈteɪ ʃən)n.
2. the use of grammatical complements.
[1935–40]
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| Noun | 1. | complementation - the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar |
| 2. | complementation - (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts dispersion, distribution - the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution" linguistics - the scientific study of language |
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complementation
[ˌkɒmplɪmɛnˈteɪʃən] (GRAMMAR) n → complémentation fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005