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supplement

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sup·ple·ment  (spl-mnt)
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. (-mnt) 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 supplmentum, from supplre, to complete; see supply.]

supple·men·tari·ty (-târ-t) n.
supple·menta·ry (-mnt-r, -tr), supple·mental (-mntl) adj.
supple·men·tation (-mn-tshn) n.
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supplementary angles

supplement
Noun
1. an addition designed to make something more adequate
2. a magazine distributed free with a newspaper
3. a section added to a publication to supply further information or correct errors
4. (of money) an additional payment to obtain special services
Verb
to provide an addition to (something), esp. in order to make up for an inadequacy: a Saturday job to supplement her grant [Latin supplementum]
supplementary adj
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Noun1.supplement - textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
matter - written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
back matter, end matter - written matter following the main text of a book
appendix - supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
continuation, sequel - a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
2.supplement - a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
increment, increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
3.supplement - a supplementary component that improves capability
auto accessory - an accessory for an automobile
constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
computer accessory - an accessory for a computer; "when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive"
fitting - a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
trimmings, fixings - the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity); "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it"
Verb1.supplement - add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet"
add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
vitaminise, vitaminize - add vitamins as a supplement; "vitaminized processed foods"
eke out, fill out - supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
leverage - supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"
supplement - serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"
2.supplement - serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"
supplement - add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet"
constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
3.supplement - add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
attach - cause to be attached
annex - attach to

supplement
verb 1. add to, reinforce, complement, augment, extend, top up, fill out
noun 2. pull-out, insert, magazine section, added feature

A supplement is a separate publication, related to a basic publication and prepared for purposes of promulgating additional information or summaries, and may include extracts from the basic publication.
Translations
Spanish supplement n [ˈsʌplɪmənt]suplemento
vt [sʌplɪˈmɛnt]suplir

French supplement n [ˈsʌplɪmənt]supplément m
vt [sʌplɪˈmɛnt]ajouter à, compléter

German supplement [ˈsʌplɪmənt] nZusatz m;
(of book) → Ergänzungsband m;
(of newspaper etc) → Beilage f
vtergänzen

Italian supplement n [ˈsʌplɪmənt]supplemento
vt [sʌplɪˈmɛnt]completare, integrare

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I have thought it not superfluous to give the outlines of this important portion of history; both because it teaches more than one lesson, and because, as a supplement to the outlines of the Achaean constitution, it emphatically illustrates the tendency of federal bodies rather to anarchy among the members, than to tyranny in the head.
 
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