complication

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 References 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin complicare.

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

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Wikipedia

complication (plural complications)

1. The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.
2. A person who doesn't fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper; someone you need to placate.
3. (medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
4. A feature beyond basic time display in a timepiece.

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• complication in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin complicatio.

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• IPA: /kɔ̃.pli.ka.sjɔ̃/

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complication f. (plural complications)

1. complication