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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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Supplements
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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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 and usage notes at appendix); 2. complement, compliment, supplement (see synonym and usage notes at complement).
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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