contraplete

contraplete
\\ˈkän.trəˌplēt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: contra- + -plete (as in complete)
: one of the complementary relata of a polar relationship

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contrapletal, adj.
/kon"treuh pleet'/, n. Philos.
either of two opposed and complementary elements in a relationship.
[CONTRA-1 + (COM)PLETE]

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  • contraplete — contrapletal, adj. /kon treuh pleet /, n. Philos. either of two opposed and complementary elements in a relationship. [CONTRA 1 + (COM)PLETE] * * * …   Universalium

  • contraplete — con·tra·plete …   English syllables

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