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Noun: complementary distribution  ,kóm-plu'men-t(u-)ree,dis-tru'byoo-shun
  1. (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts
    - complementation

Derived forms: complementary distributions

Type of: dispersion, distribution

Encyclopedia: Complementary distribution

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