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Supplementation

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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
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Noun1.supplementation - 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"
2.supplementation - the act of supplementing
expanding upon, expansion - adding information or detail


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