serving to fill out

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• expletive — {{11}}expletive (adj.) mid 15c., from L. expletivus (see EXPLETIVE (Cf. expletive) (n.)). {{12}}expletive (n.) 1610s, originally a word or phrase serving to fill out a sentence or metrical line, from M.Fr. explétif (15c.) and directly from L.L.… …   Etymology dictionary

• expletive — expletively, adv. /ek spli tiv/, n. 1. an interjectory word or expression, frequently profane; an exclamatory oath. 2. a syllable, word, or phrase serving to fill out. 3. Gram. a word considered as regularly filling the syntactic position of… …   Universalium

• expletive — [ɪk spli:tɪv, ɛk ] noun 1》 an oath or swear word. 2》 Grammar a word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense. adjective Grammar (of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.… …   English new terms dictionary

• expletive — n. & adj. n. 1 an oath, swear word, or other expression, used in an exclamation. 2 a word used to fill out a sentence etc., esp. in verse. adj. serving to fill out (esp. a sentence, line of verse, etc.). Etymology: LL expletivus (as EX (1), plere …   Useful english dictionary

• expletive — /əkˈsplitɪv / (say uhk spleetiv), /ɛk / (say ek ) adjective Also, expletory. 1. added merely to fill out a sentence or line, give emphasis, etc. –noun 2. an expletive syllable, word, or phrase. 3. an interjectory word or expression, frequently… …  

• Martin Noth — (August 3, 1902 – May 30, 1968) was a German scholar of the Hebrew Bible who specialized in the pre Exilic history of the Hebrews. With Gerhard von Rad he pioneered the traditional historical approach to biblical studies, emphasising the role of… …   Wikipedia

• Complementary — Com ple*men ta*ry, a. Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers. [1913 Webster] {Complementary colors}. See under {Color}. {Complementary angles} (Math.), two angles whose sum is 90[deg]. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Complementary angles — Complementary Com ple*men ta*ry, a. Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers. [1913 Webster] {Complementary colors}. See under {Color}. {Complementary angles} (Math.), two angles whose sum is 90[deg]. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Complementary colors — Complementary Com ple*men ta*ry, a. Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers. [1913 Webster] {Complementary colors}. See under {Color}. {Complementary angles} (Math.), two angles whose sum is 90[deg]. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• complementary — adjective Date: 1829 1. relating to or constituting one of a pair of contrasting colors that produce a neutral color when combined in suitable proportions 2. serving to fill out or complete 3. mutually supplying each other s lack 4. being… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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