| NOUN | relation | complementarity | a relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities |
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| relation | complementarity | the interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other |
| Meaning | A relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities. | |
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| Broader | ungradable opposition | An opposition that has no intermediate grade |
| Adjectives | complementary | acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) |
| Meaning | The interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other. | |
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| Example | "the complementarity of the sexes" | |
| Broader | reciprocality, reciprocity | A relation of mutual dependence or action or influence |
| Spanish | complementariedad | |
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