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completory

/kəmˈpliːtəɹi/

completory noun: a compline.

Noun

completory (plural completories)

  1. A compline.

Adjective

completory (comparative more completory, superlative most completory)

  1. (archaic) Serving to fulfil or complete (e.g. complete a set).
    • completory of ancient presignificationsa. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...

Forms of completory

Noun
pluralcompletories
Adjective
comparativemore completory
superlativemost completory

Origin of completory

From Latin complētōrium.

Questions about completory

What does completory mean?
Completory means a compline.
What part of speech is completory?
Completory can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce completory?
Completory is pronounced /kəmˈpliːtəɹi/.
What is the plural of completory?
The plural of completory is completories.

Words near completory in the dictionary

  1. completive
  2. completively
  3. completives
  4. completo
  5. completories
  6. completory
  7. complex
  8. complex analysis
  9. complex compound
  10. complex compounds
  11. complex conjugate

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