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Noun complement has 6 senses
- complement - a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
--1 is a kind of construction, grammatical construction, expression
- complement - a complete number or quantity; "a full complement"
--2 is a kind of count
- complement, full complement - number needed to make up whole force; "a full complement of workers"
--3 is a kind of work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men
--3 has particulars: ship's company, company
- complement - something added to complete or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"
--4 is a kind of increase, increment
- complement - one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
--5 is a kind of enzyme
--5 is a part of immune response, immune reaction, immunologic response
- complement - either of two parts that mutually complete each other
--6 is a kind of counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis
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