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com·pli·ant / kəmˈplīənt/ • adj. 1. inclined to agree with others or obey rules, esp. to an excessive degree; acquiescent. ∎  meeting or in accordance with rules or standards: the systems are Y2K compliant.2. Physics & Med. having the property of compliance.DERIVATIVES: com·pli·ant·ly adv.

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compliant

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compliant XVII. f. COMPLY + -ANT. prob. after PLIANT.
Hence compliance XVII.

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