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sup⋅ple⋅ment

[n. suhp-luh-muhnt; 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).

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L supplēmentum that by which anything is made full, equiv. to sup- sup- + plē- (s. of plēre to fill; see full 1 ) + -mentum -ment


sup⋅ple⋅ment⋅er, noun


2. addendum, epilogue, postscript. See appendix. 5. See complement.
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n.  
  1. Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole.

  2. A section added to a book or document to give further information or to correct errors.

  3. A separate section devoted to a special subject inserted into a periodical, such as a newspaper.

  4. Mathematics The angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc makes 180° or a semicircle. Also called supplementary angle.

tr.v.   (-měnt') sup·ple·ment·ed, sup·ple·ment·ing, sup·ple·ments
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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1sup·ple·ment
Pronunciation: 's&p-l&-m&nt
Function: noun
: something that completes or makes an additionsupplements>

Main Entry: 2sup·ple·ment
Pronunciation: 's&p-l&-"ment
Function: transitive verb
: to add a supplement to : serveas a supplement for supplement the traditional treatment —Therapeutic Notes> —sup·ple·men·ta·tion /"s&p-l&-"men-'tA-sh&n, -m&n-/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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