[syn: append, add on, supplement, affix]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Supplement \Sup"ple*ment\, n. [F. suppl['e]ment, L.
supplementum, fr. supplere to fill up. See Supply, v. t.]
1. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a
store; a supply. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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2. That which fills up, completes, or makes an addition to,
something already organized, arranged, or set apart;
specifically, a part added to, or issued as a continuation
of, a book or paper, to make good its deficiencies or
correct its errors.
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3. (Trig.) The number of degrees which, if added to a
specified arc, make it 180[deg]; the quantity by which an
arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc
falls short of a semicircle.
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Syn: Appendix.
Usage: Appendix, Supplement. An appendix is that which is
appended to something, but is not essential to its
completeness; a supplement is that which supplements,
or serves to complete or make perfect, that to which
it is added.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Supplement \Sup"ple*ment\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplemented;
p. pr. & vb. n. Supplementing.]
To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to.
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Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to
bear upon them a causation of another kind. --I.
Taylor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
supplement
n 1: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at
the end [syn: addendum, supplement, postscript]
2: a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) [syn:
supplement, supplementation]
3: a supplementary component that improves capability [syn:
accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on]
v 1: add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement
your diet"
2: serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager
diet"
3: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel
where he used an invented language" [syn: append, add on,
supplement, affix]