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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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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
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