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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesincomplet
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.plɛ/
"Le dossier est encore incomplet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not finished or lacking some necessary part, detail, or component.
"He had to submit his application even though it was still incomplete." - 2
Lacking entirety; deficient in scope or thoroughness.
"The investigation provided an incomplete picture of the events."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word 'incomplet', originating from the Latin 'incompletus', combining the negative prefix 'in-' (not) with 'completus', the past participle of 'complere' (to fill up, finish). Over time, the term evolved from strictly meaning physically unfinished to describing anything lacking necessary components or parts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Incomplete" is said worldwide
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incomplet
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.plɛ/
"Le dossier est encore incomplet."
unvollständig
Transliteration: /ˈʊnfɔlˌʃtɛndɪç/
"Die Unterlagen sind unvollständig."
incompleto
Transliteration: /iɱ.komˈplɛː.to/
"Il lavoro è ancora incompleto."
incompleto
Transliteration: /iŋ.komˈple.to/
"El informe está incompleto."
incompleto
Transliteration: /ĩ.kõˈpɾe.tu/
"O projeto está incompleto."
अधूरा
Transliteration: adhura
"यह जानकारी अधूरी है।"
不完整的
Transliteration: bù wánzhěng de
"这份报告是不完整的。"
불완전한
Transliteration: bulwanjeonhan
"그 과제는 아직 불완전하다."
不完全な
Transliteration: fukanzen na
"そのデータは不完全です。"
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