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retained object complement: Meaning and Definition of
retained' ob'ject com'plement
Pronunciation: [key]
— Gram. Gram.
- an object complement that is kept in its predicative position following the verb when the verb is transformed into the passive voice, as genius in He was considered a genius from (They) considered him a genius.
