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complication definition

com·pli·ca·tion (käm′pli kā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of complicating, or making involved
  2. a complicated condition or structure; complex, involved, or confused relationship of parts
  3. a complicating factor or occurrence as in the plot of a story or in the unfolding of events
  4. Med. a second disease or abnormal condition occurring during the course of a primary disease

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part of the plot where the entanglement caused by the conflict is developed

Posted by anonymous 67 days ago.

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