complementary distribution

NOUN /,kɑmplə'mɛntəri_,dɪstrə'bjuʃən/

26 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

complementary distribution is a valid 26-letter word worth 39 points in Scrabble and 47 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

C3O1M3P3L1E1M3E1N1T1A1R1Y4D2I1S1T1R1I1B3U1T1I1O1N1

3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =39 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 78TRIPLE WORD → 117

MEANING

What does complementary distribution mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

(linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts.

SYNONYMS

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