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complementarity

comp·le·men·tarity

UK/ˌkɒmpləmɛnˈtæɹɪti/ US/ˌkɒmpləmɛnˈtɛəɹɪti/ uncommon

noun

1.

a relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities

2.

the interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other

  • “the complementarity of the sexes”

Origin

From complementary + -ity.

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