Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

object complement

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: ob-jec-t -com-ple-ment
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complement which is coupled to an object.

Example Sentences

"In the sentence "Venezuela declared herself independent of Spain first", 'herself' is the object and 'independent of Spain' is the complement."

Etymology

From object + complement.

Inflected Forms

object complements (plural)

Phrases

subject complement clausal complement

Frequently Paired Words

subject complement clausal complement predicative

Questions

What does object complement mean?: A complement which is coupled to an object.
Where does object complement come from?: From object + complement.

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