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Complementary distribution Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Complementary distribution has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts

2

the distribution of phones in their respective phonetic environments such that one never appears in the same phonetic context as the other

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
distribution
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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