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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUP'PLEMENT, n. [L. supplementum, suppleo; sub and pleo, to fill.]
1. Literally, a supply; hence, an addition to any thing by which its defects are supplied, and it is made more full and complete. The word is particularly used of an addition to a book or paper.
2. Store; supply. [Not in use.]
3. In trigonometry, the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees or a semicircle.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin supplementum, from suppl?re to fill up, complete — more at supply Date: 14th century 1. a. something that completes or makes an addition b. dietary supplement 2. a part added to or issued as a continuation of a book or periodical to correct errors or make additions 3. an angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc equals 180° II. transitive verb Date: 1749 to add or serve as a supplement to <does odd jobs to supplement his income> • supplementation noun • supplementer noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a thing or part added to remedy deficiencies (dietary supplement). 2 a part added to a book etc. to provide further information. 3 a separate section, esp. a colour magazine, added to a newspaper or periodical. 4 Geom. the amount by which an angle is less than 180° (cf. COMPLEMENT). --v.tr. provide a supplement for. Derivatives: supplemental adj. supplementally adv. supplementation n. Etymology: ME f. L supplementum (as SUB-, plere fill)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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. 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. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind. --I. Taylor.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(supplements, supplementing, supplemented) 1. If you supplement something, you add something to it in order to improve it. ...people doing extra jobs outside their regular jobs to supplement their incomes... I suggest supplementing your diet with vitamins E and A. VERB: V n, V n with n • Supplement is also a noun. Business sponsorship must be a supplement to, not a substitute for, public funding. N-COUNT: oft N to n 2. A supplement is a pill that you take or a special kind of food that you eat in order to improve your health. ...a multiple vitamin and mineral supplement... N-COUNT 3. A supplement is a separate part of a magazine or newspaper, often dealing with a particular topic. ...a special supplement to a monthly financial magazine. N-COUNT see also colour supplement 4. A supplement to a book is an additional section, written some time after the main text and published either at the end of the book or separately. ...the supplement to the Encyclopedia Britannica. N-COUNT: oft N to n 5. A supplement is an extra amount of money that you pay in order to obtain special facilities or services, for example when you are travelling or staying at a hotel. If you are travelling alone, the single room supplement is £11 a night. N-COUNT 6. A supplement is an extra amount of money that is paid to someone, in addition to their normal pension or income. Some people may be entitled to a housing benefit supplement. ...people who need a supplement to their basic pension. N-COUNT: usu N n, N to n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Addition (to supply something wanting), appendix, postscript, continuation. 2. Counterpart, correlative, complement. II. v. a. Supply, add to, fill up.

Moby Thesaurus

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