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completion bonding
completist
complex
complex conjugate
complex fraction
complex number
complex plane
complex sentence
complexion
complexity
compliance
compliance department
compliance documentation
compliance legislation
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complementizer

com·ple·men·tiz·er [ kómpləmən tzər ] (plural com·ple·men·tiz·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
word introducing complement clause: a word introducing a clause that acts as a complement
"For" in "for Sam to be late is unusual" is a complementizer.

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