COMPLETORY

Etymology

Noun

completory (plural completories)

A compline.

Adjective

completory (comparative more completory, superlative most completory)

Serving to fulfil.

Source: Wiktionary


Com*ple"to*ry, a.

Definition: Serving to fulfill. Completory of ancient presignifications. Barrow.

Com"ple*to"ry ( or ), n. Etym: [L. completorium.] (Eccl.)

Definition: Same as Compline.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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