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complement, correlate, counterpart (complement)
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congener — CONGÉNER, Ă, congeneri, e, adj. De acelaşi gen sau de aceeaşi speţă cu altă fiinţă. – Din fr. congénère, lat. congener. Trimis de irene bujenita, 31.05.2005. Sursa: DEX 98 congenér adj. m., pl. congenéri; f … Dicționar Român
Congener — Con ge*ner (?; 277), n. [From L. congener. See {Congenerous}.] A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action. [1913 Webster] The cherry tree has been often grafted on the laurel, to which it is a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Congener — (from Latin congener of the same race or kind, from com together + gener , stem of genus kind ) has several different meanings depending on the field in which it is used. Colloquially, it is used to mean a person or thing like another, in… … Wikipedia
congener — 1730s, from Fr. congénère (16c.), from L. congener of the same race or kind, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + gener , stem of genus kind (see GENUS (Cf. genus)) … Etymology dictionary
congener — [kän′jə nər] n. [L, of the same race or kind < com , together + genus (gen. generis), race, GENUS] a person or thing of the same kind, class, race, or genus congeneric [kän′jə ner′ik] adj. congenerous [kən jen′ər əs] … English World dictionary
congener — n. a thing or person of the same kind or category as another, esp. animals or plants of a specified genus (the goldfinch is a congener of the canary). Etymology: L (as con , genus) … Useful english dictionary
congener — noun Etymology: Latin, of the same kind, from com + gener , genus kind more at kin Date: circa 1736 1. a member of the same taxonomic genus as another plant or animal 2. a person, organism, or thing resembling another in nature or action < the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Congener — Beispiel: PCB Kongenere Beispiel: BDE 99, ein Kongener der PBDE Kongenere (auch Congenere) sind … Deutsch Wikipedia
congener — /kon jeuh neuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing of the same kind or class as another. 2. a plant, animal, fungus, etc., belonging to the same genus as another. 3. Also, congeneric. a secondary product formed in alcohol during fermentation that… … Universalium
congener — noun a) A plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another. b) A person or thing similar in behavior or nature to another. Syn: cogener See Also: congeneric … Wiktionary
