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supplements

supplements


sup·ple·ment     (sŭp'lə-mənt)   

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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