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As verbs the difference between complete and supreme

is that complete is to finish; to make done; to reach the end while supreme is to divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.

As adjectives the difference between complete and supreme

is that complete is with all parts included; with nothing missing; full while supreme is dominant, having power over all others.

As a noun supreme is

a breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.

As a proper noun Supreme is

the Supreme Being; the Almighty; God.

complete

English

Alternative forms

* compleat (archaic)

Verb

(complet)
  • To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
  • He completed the assignment on time.
  • To make whole or entire.
  • The last chapter completes the book nicely.

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Synonyms

    * accomplish * finish

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
  • , author= , title=Well-connected Brains , volume=100, issue=2, page=171 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}
  • Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete . The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness. The Celebrity as a matter of course was master of ceremonies.}}
  • (Generic intensifier).
  • (analysis, Of a metric space) in which every Cauchy sequence converges.
  • (algebra, Of a lattice) in which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
  • (math, Of a category) in which all small limits exist.
  • (logic, of a proof system of a formal system)   With respect to a given semantics, that any well-formed formula which is (semantically) valid must also be provable.Sainsbury, Mark [2001] Logical Forms : An Introduction to Philosophical Logic . Blackwell Publishing, Hong Kong (2010), p. 358.
  • * Gödel's first incompleteness theorem showed that Principia'' could not be both consistent and complete. According to the theorem, for every sufficiently powerful logical system (such as ''Principia''), there exists a statement ''G'' that essentially reads, "The statement ''G'' cannot be proved." Such a statement is a sort of Catch-22: if ''G'' is provable, then it is false, and the system is therefore inconsistent; and if ''G is not provable, then it is true, and the system is therefore incomplete.(w)
  • Synonyms

    * (with everything included) entire, total * (finished) done

    Antonyms

    * incomplete

    Derived terms

    * bicomplete * cocomplete * completeness * completist * completely * completion

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    supreme

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Dominant, having power over all others.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author= Karen McVeigh
  • , volume=189, issue=2, page=10, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= US rules human genes can't be patented , passage=The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.}}
  • Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.
  • (botany) Situated at the highest part or point.
  • * (English Citations of "supreme") English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers

    Synonyms

    * (having power over all others) predominant, preponderant, regnant

    Derived terms

    * supremacy * supreme being * Supreme Soviet

    Verb

    (suprem)
  • (cooking) To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cookery) A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
  • (cookery) Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.
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