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The definition of incomplete is something that is missing pieces or parts, or something that is not yet done.
(adjective)- When you get a bed to put together and you are missing three screws and one leg, this is an example of the bed being incomplete.
- When you are about half-way done writing your term paper, this is an example of an incomplete paper.
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See incomplete in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- lacking a part or parts; not whole; not full
- unfinished; not concluded
- not perfect; not thorough
Origin: ME incompleet < LL incompletus: see in- & complete
noun
Educ.
- incompletion of assigned work in a course
- a grade or mark (usually I) indicating incompletion of assigned work
Related Forms:
- incompletely adverb
- incompleteness noun or incompletion
See incomplete in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Not complete.
- Football Not caught in bounds or intercepted: an incomplete forward pass.
Related Forms:
- inˌcom·pleteˈly adverb
- inˌcom·pleteˈness, inˌcom·pleˈtion noun
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