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complete adjective

adjective
/kəmˈplit/
1

including all the parts, details, or features

Example

The library is fortunate to have an almost complete set of these publications.

Example

The system needs a complete overhaul.

Example

Our family just wouldn't feel complete without our dog.

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2

if something such as a job or process is complete, it is finished

Example

When the chart is complete, stick it on the wall.

Example

A similar project for northern Montana is almost complete.

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3

used for emphasizing that someone or something has a particular quality

Example

He's a complete idiot.

Example

She's the complete opposite of me.

Example

There had been a complete breakdown of trust and confidence.

Example

It was a complete and utter waste of time.

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Definition complete in American English