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supplementary
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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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supplement
supplementary angles

supplementary [ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntərɪ -trɪ]
adj
Also (less commonly) supplemental [ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntəl] forming or acting as a supplement
n pl -ries
a person or thing that is a supplement
supplementarily  less commonly, supplementally adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.supplementary - functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"
secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
2.supplementary - added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"
additive - characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process"

supplementary
adjective additional, extra, complementary, accompanying, secondary, auxiliary, add-on, supplemental, ancillary the question of whether or not we need to take supplementary vitamins
Translations
supplementary [ˌsʌplɪˈmentərɪ] ADJsuplementario
supplementary [ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntəri] adj
[dose] → complémentaire; [vitamins] → en complément, complémentaire
[funds, insurance, information, income] → complémentaire
supplementary benefit n (British)allocation f supplémentaire d'aide sociale
supplementary
adjzusätzlich, ergänzend; (Med) vitaminsergänzend; to be supplementary to somethingetw ergänzen; supplementary foodZusatznahrung f; supplementary volumeErgänzungsband m

supplementary:
supplementary angle
nSupplement- or Ergänzungswinkel m
supplementary benefit
n (Brit) → ˜ Sozialhilfe f; to be on supplementary˜ Sozialhilfe beziehen
supplementary budget
n (Pol) → Nachtragshaushalt m
supplementary question
n (Parl) → Zusatzfrage f
supplementary [ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntrɪ] adjsupplementare
supplementary [ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntrɪ] adjsupplementare


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