Compliment

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Compliment

Postby Audiendus » Sun May 28, 2023 9:19 pm

compliment

We have just had complement as a Good Word. I suggest also compliment, to compare the etymology of the two words.

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Re: Compliment

Postby Slava » Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:55 pm

I gather that at heart, the two words share the same root: the fulfilling of something or other, here meaning to comply with the niceties of politesse.

Complement is here.
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