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| sup·ple·ment [ súppləmənt ] |
noun (plural sup·ple·ments) |
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1. addition: an addition to something to increase its size or make up for a deficiency
  a useful supplement to the family income
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2. publishing publication: a publication that amplifies or corrects one already published
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3. publishing periodical part: an additional section included in or sold with a magazine or newspaper, especially an additional section that appears regularly
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4. pharmacology food: a substance with a specific nutritional value taken to make up for a real or supposed deficiency in diet
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5. commerce extra charge: a charge payable in addition to the basic charge for a special service or under set conditions
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6. mathematics angle or arc: an angle or arc that, when added to another, makes 180° or a semicircle
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transitive verb (past and past participle sup·ple·ment·ed, present participle sup·ple·ment·ing, 3rd person present singular sup·ple·ments) |
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1. make addition to something: to increase, extend, or improve something by adding something to it
supplemented their diet with vitamins
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2. be additional part of something: to be a supplement to something
Her remarks supplemented the report.
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| [14th century. < Latin supplementum< supplere "fill out, complete" (see supply)] |
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