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com⋅plec⋅tion

  [kuhm-plek-shuhn]
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–noun
complexion.
Origin:
by misanalysis; see complected
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com⋅plex⋅ion

  [kuhm-plek-shuhn]
–noun
1. the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, esp. of the face: a clear, smooth, rosy complexion.
2. appearance; aspect; character: His confession put a different complexion on things.
3. viewpoint, attitude, or conviction: one's political complexion.
4. (in old physiology) constitution or nature of body and mind, regarded as the result of certain combined qualities.
5. Obsolete. nature; disposition; temperament.
Also, complection.

Origin:
1300–50; ME < ML complexiōn- (s. of complexiō) constitution, temperament, L: combination, group, lit., the act of embracing. See complex, -ion

Related forms:
com⋅plex⋅ion⋅al, adjective
com⋅plex⋅ion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

complexion 
1340, from O.Fr. complexion, "combination of humors," hence "temperament," from L. complexionem (nom. complexio) "combination," from complexus (see complex). Meaning "appearance of the skin of the face" is first recorded c.1450. In medieval physiology, the color of the face indicated temperament.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: com·plex·ion
Pronunciation: k&m-'plek-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the combination of the hot, cold, moist, and dryqualities held in medieval physiology to determine the quality of a body
2 : the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face complexion> —com·plex·ioned /-sh&nd/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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complexion com·plex·ion (kəm-plěk'shən)
n.
The natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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