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supplemental

[suhp-luh-men-tl]

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adjective

supplementary.

nonscheduled (def. 2).

(of a pleading, an affidavit, etc.) added to furnish what is lacking or missing.

noun

anything that is supplemental: supplementals attached to the bill in committee.

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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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Origin:
1595–1605; supplement + -al¹

Related forms

sup·ple·men·tal·ly, adverb

non·sup·ple·men·tal, adjective

non·sup·ple·men·tal·ly, adverb

pre·sup·ple·men·tal, adjective

un·sup·ple·men·tal, adjective

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The nine policies will soon replace the bewildering jumble of supplemental policies now offered in the private market.

As supplemental instruction, this initiative has considerable value.

Half a dozen dump trucks were beetling around with loads of supplemental sand.

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The nine policies will soon replace the bewildering jumble of supplemental policies now offered in the private market.

As supplemental instruction, this initiative has considerable value.

Half a dozen dump trucks were beetling around with loads of supplemental sand.

They climbed without the aid of supplemental oxygen or porters.

In well-amended soil, supplemental fertilizer is seldom needed.

Fragmented rice kernels, with the bran removed, used as supplemental starch in beer-making.

People undergoing hemodialysis who receive supplemental erythropoietin therapy.

Deferred compensation and supplemental tax-sheltered annuity programs also available.

But supplemental insurance there can be big business largely untapped.

Supplemental programs and activities enrich each visit and vary with the exhibitions on view.

After that, they should be established and will need little supplemental water.

Hypoxia affects aviators when they fly too high without a supplemental oxygen supply.

Supplemental materials may be requested at a later date.

The supplemental contains a host of charges which normally were part of what a county should provide anyway.

Despite intensive management and supplemental feeding, the population languished.

Dahlias planted in soil enriched with compost rarely, if ever, need supplemental fertilizer.

One of them acts as an supplemental upgrader, enhancing all nearby towers automatically.

Instead use it as supplemental material when the faculty teaches the course him/herself.

Eating algae as a supplemental food is more sustainable over the long run and has a lot of other benefits as well.

At the end of the day, they're brought back to the center for supplemental food and water.

But in irrigated gardens, with supplemental water once a week during the dry season, it remains green all year long.

The stock market offers more usable supplemental data, and is far more centralized than the music scene.

But if you can live frugally or have a little supplemental income, you can find a pleasing balance between work and life.

Supplemental insurance for greater care would still be made available.

The supplemental food, bananas and milk, is intentionally bland to keep the apes from becoming dependent.

Supplemental water, fertilizer will speed growth of garden plants.

Another interesting thing that is somewhat prevalent in science is peer-lead supplemental instruction.

There should be some redistribution among local communities but banning supplemental spending is bad policy.

Accompanying lesson plans include historical background, supplemental activities, and alignment with national standards.

In coastal areas, old vines need little to no supplemental water.

Transitional work and supplemental working schemes can be implemented to ease or reinforce savings.

Can take supplemental irrigation but doesn't need any.

And, if you want something your provider won't give you, you have to pay for it out of pocket or buy supplemental insurance.

In many regions, plants don't need any supplemental water in winter.

Established plants survive with no supplemental moisture but need deep watering for top-quality nuts.

Supplemental calcium does not prevent preterm birth or improve bone density in pregnant women, according to a new report.

One such supplemental piece was produced for a recent story on.

What many customers don't know is that supplemental rental car insurance coverage is usually redundant.

They lap supplemental balsa-flower nectar with a long tongue.

In addition, it provides a supplemental fuel source for an energy-hungry world.

Your supplemental texts are the pieces that you will want to know quotes and specific information.

We also have more franchises than any other supplemental learning centers in the country''.

And some program applications allow you to send additional supplemental information that you believe is needed.

Lung function may eventually worsen to the point that patients may need to rely on supplemental oxygen provided.

Presidential salary includes base plus supplemental cash payments.

For supplemental health insurance, discriminate away.

It's a supplemental tool which soon becomes an essential piece of gear for any prepared individual.

They usually climb with the aid of supplemental oxygen.

Britain's supplemental habitation module, used as a hotel, would be far more economical:.

Petty, a pulmonologist, helped demonstrate that providing supplemental oxygen outside the hospital to patients with.

They had pumped milk or supplemental formula at other times while at day care.

All of the animals in our collections receive supplemental nutritionally balanced diets.

Throughout the cool season, the plants needed no supplemental feeding, and weekly.

Just a couple of supplemental thoughts, to add to what others have already said.

It's in two parts: a garden journal and some supplemental files on the computer.

Her concern is that chemistry students at this level need supplemental materials to explain basic science concepts.

We're offering a new program this year, and this will be a supplemental text.

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WordNet

supplemental
adjective
1.	functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" [syn: auxiliary]
2.	added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes" [syn: supplementary]

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"The lonely Earth amid the balls
That hurry through the eternal halls,
A makeweight flying to the void,
Supplemental asteroid,
Or compensatory spark,
Shoots across the neutral Dark."

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