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

Derived forms: complementary distributions

Type of: dispersion, distribution

Encyclopedia: Complementary distribution

• patronym
• patronymic
• patroon
• patsy
• pattee
• patten
• patter
• pattern
• pattern-bomb
• patterned
• patterned advance
• patternmaker
• patty
• patty shell
• patty-pan
• pattypan squash
• patulous
• Patwin
• patzer
• paucity
• Paul
• Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
• Paul Bunyan
• Paul Bustill Robeson
• Paul Cézanne