complete loss

collocation in English

meaningsofcompleteandloss

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complete
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpliːt/
us
/kəmˈpliːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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loss
noun
uk
/lɒs/
us
/lɑːs/
the fact that you no longer have something or have less ...
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(Definition ofcompleteandlossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcomplete loss

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In this case, flapping is not evident because it does not result in thecompletelossof the \\t\\-\\d\\ contrast.
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Assessing the magnitude of the allocentric spatial deficit associated withcompletelossof the anterior thalamic nuclei in rats.
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Histologically, they cause partial tocompletelossof cellular integrity.
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He was likely to migrate, and this would meancompletelossof control over his surplus labour.
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The result is acompletelossof control.
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There are other explanations possible besidescompletelossof this cell type.
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Victims of political violence therefore have often experienced an almostcompletelossof narrative function and capacity.
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Completelossof stacking is thus required, at least locally.
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Completelossof the anterodorsal nucleus was seen in this case, but little damage in either the anterior medial nucleus or the lateral dorsal nucleus.
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Consequently, accelerated physiological ageing of seed would occur and this would result in reduced seed viability orcompletelossof viability at time of seeding leading to poor seedling establishment.
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Old people are very proud and being sent there would just be acompletelossof self-respect and dignity.
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No cell showed acompletelossof visually driven activity, thus none of the cells in our sample appeared to receive input from only one pathway.
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Icefish have evolved a strategy unique amongst vertebrates, with thecompletelossof red blood cells and a great reduction in white blood cells, thereby greatly reducing their blood viscosity.
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It is unknown whether a complete lack of blue cone opsin protein in the marine mammals would lead tocompletelossof the blue cones themselves.
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Villus atrophy was particularly marked, with a reduction from a baseline value of 1002 mm to often less than 200 mm, and in some cases almostcompletelossof villi.
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Many cases have been drawn to my attention by people who are at acompletelossas to what to do.
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There has been acompletelossof morale among the staff at the computer centre and a waste of good-will.
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