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sup⋅ple⋅ment
[n. suhp-luh-muh
nt; v. suhp-luh-ment] 
–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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sup·ple·ment (sŭp'lə-mənt)  (click for larger image in new window) n.
To provide or form a supplement to. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin supplēmentum, from supplēre, to complete; see supply.] sup'ple·men·tar'i·ty (-târ'ĭ-tē) n., sup'ple·men'ta·ry (-měn'tə-rē, -trē), sup'ple·men'tal (-měn'tl) adj., sup'ple·men·ta'tion (-měn-tā'shən) n. |
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Supplement
Sup"ple*ment\, n. [F. suppl['e]ment, L. supplementum, fr. supplere to fill up. See Supply, v. t.]1. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. [Obs.] --Chapman. 2. That which fills up, completes, or makes an addition to, something already organized, arranged, or set apart; specifically, a part added to, or issued as a continuation of, a book or paper, to make good its deficiencies or correct its errors. 3. (Trig.) The number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, make it 180[deg]; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle. Syn: Appendix. Usage: Appendix, Supplement. An appendix is that which is appended to something, but is not essential to its completeness; a supplement is that which supplements, or serves to complete or make perfect, that to which it is added.Supplement
Sup"ple*ment\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplemented; p. pr. & vb. n. Supplementing.] To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to. Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind. --I. Taylor.
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Language Translation for : supplement
Spanish:
suplemento,
German:
die Ergänzung,
Japanese:
補足
supplement
1382, from L. supplementum "something added to supply a deficiency," from supplere (see supply). The verb is first recorded 1829.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1sup·ple·ment
Pronunciation: 's&p-l&-m&nt
Function: noun
: something that completes or makes an addition
Main Entry: 2sup·ple·ment
Pronunciation: 's&p-l&-"ment
Function: transitive verb
: to add a supplement to : serveas a supplement for
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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