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supplement definition

sup·ple·ment (sup′lə mənt; for v., -ment′)

noun

  1. something added, esp. to make up for a lack or deficiency
  2. a section added to a book or the like to give additional information, correct errors in the body of the work, etc.
  3. ☆ a separate section containing feature stories, comic strips, or the like, issued with a newspaper
  4. the amount to be added to a given angle or arc to make 180° or a semicircle

Etymology: ME < L supplementum < supplere: see supply

transitive verb

to provide a supplement to; add to, esp. so as to make up for a lack or deficiency

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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