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A '''compl<big>i</big>ment''', or a '''complimentary''' remark, is something you pay someone when you want to be nice: â€œWhat a nice dress!â€, â€œThatâ€™s very cleverâ€, â€œYou played very wellâ€ etc.  Sometimes '''complimentary''' means â€˜freeâ€™: e.g. '''complimentary''' tickets.<p>
A '''compl<big>e</big>ment''', or a '''complementary''' thing, is something that completes something: e.g. a shipâ€™s '''complement''' is her crew; her assignment has a '''complementary''' Guide to experimental techniques; yin is '''complementary''' to yang.
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