supplement
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lə noun
1.
something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
2.
a part added to a book, document, etc., to supply additional or later information, correct errors, or the like.
3.
a part, usually of special character, issued as an additional feature of a newspaper or other periodical.
4.
Geometry. the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 180° or a semicircle.
verb (used with object)
5.
to complete, add to, or extend by a supplement.
6.
to form a supplement or addition to.
7.
to supply (a deficiency).
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin supplēmentum that by which anything is made full, equivalent to sup- sup- + plē- (stem of plēre to fill; see full1) + -mentum -ment
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin supplēmentum that by which anything is made full, equivalent to sup- sup- + plē- (stem of plēre to fill; see full1) + -mentum -ment
Related forms
sup·ple·ment·er, noun
un·sup·ple·ment·ed, adjective
well-sup·ple·ment·ed, adjective
Can be confused: 1. appendix, index, supplement (see synonym study at appendix) ; 2. complement, supplement (see synonym study at complement).
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| supplement | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an addition designed to complete, make up for a deficiency, etc |
| 2. | a section appended to a publication to supply further information, correct errors, etc |
| 3. | a magazine or section inserted into a newspaper or periodical, such as one with colour photographs issued every week |
| 4. | geometry |
| a. either of a pair of angles whose sum is 180° | |
| b. sup, Abbreviation: supp an arc of a circle that when added to another arc forms a semicircle | |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (tr) to provide a supplement to, esp in order to remedy a deficiency |
| [C14: from Latin supplēmentum, from supplēre to | |
| supplemen'tation | |
| —n | |
| 'supplementer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
supplement
1382, from L. supplementum "something added to supply a deficiency," from supplere (see supply). The verb is first recorded 1829.
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Example sentences
The form of a dietary supplement purchased in a drug store or health food store is likely not the same form used in research.
For those with low metabolisms, this may prove to be a beneficial hormonal supplement.
Essentially all informed skeptics accept that anthropogenic influences are many, varied, and supplement natural variations.
Architectural codes should be viewed as a supplement to an urban code.
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