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+#autoload
+
+# This searches $* in the array for normal completions and calls the result.
+# It is used to include completions for another command or special context
+# into the list generated by the calling function.
+# For example the function for `-subscript-' could call this as in
+# `_contexts -math-' to get the completions that would be generated for a
+# mathematical context.
+
+local i tmp ret=1 service
+
+for i; do
+  tmp="$_comps[$i]"
+  [[ -z "$tmp" ]] || service="${_services[$i]:-$i}" && "$tmp" && ret=0
+done
+
+return ret