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complementary distribution

com·ple·men·ta·ry dis·tri·bu·tion
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-pluh-men-tuh-ree, -tree dis-truh-byoo-shuh n]
    • /ˌkɒm pləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri ˌdɪs trəˈbyu ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-pluh-men-tuh-ree, -tree dis-truh-byoo-shuh n]
    • /ˌkɒm pləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri ˌdɪs trəˈbyu ʃən/

Definitions of complementary distribution words

  • noun complementary distribution a relation such that the members of a pair or set of phones, morphs, or other linguistic units have no environment in common, as aspirated “p” and unaspirated “p” in English, the first occurring only in positions where the second does not. 1
  • noun complementary distribution (phonetics) the distribution of phones in their respective phonetic environments such that one never appears in the same phonetic context as the other. 0
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Origin of complementary distribution

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Complementary distribution

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Complementary distribution

complementary distribution popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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