Meanings
adjectivecompletory (comparative more completory, superlative most completory)
comparative more completory · superlative most completory
- archaichuman sciencesServing to fulfil or complete (e.g. complete a set).
completory of ancient presignifications
a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC
Origin
- Latincomplētōrium
- Englishcompletory
From Latin complētōrium.
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completory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/completory
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“completory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/completory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “completory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/completory.
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