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单词 complected
释义

complected

[ kuhm-plek-tid ]
/ kəmˈplɛk tɪd /

adjective

complexioned (usually used in combination): a light-complected boy.

Origin of complected

1800–10, Americanism;complect- (back formation from complexion, presumably taken as *complection) + -ed3

usage note for complected

Complected, a back formation from complexion, is an Americanism dating from the early 19th century. Although it has been criticized by some as a dialectal or nonstandard substitution for complexioned, it occurs in the speech of educated persons and occasionally in edited writing.

Words nearby complected

complaisance, complaisant, complanate, compleat, complect, complected, complection, complement, complemental, complemental air, complementarity
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British Dictionary definitions for complected

complected
/ (kəmˈplɛktɪd) /

adjective

(in combination) a US dialect word for complexioned
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