supplement

supplement
supplementer, n.
n. /sup"leuh meuhnt/; v. /sup"leuh ment'/, n.
1. something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
2. a part added to a book, document, etc., to supply additional or later information, correct errors, or the like.
3. a part, usually of special character, issued as an additional feature of a newspaper or other periodical.
4. Geom. the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 180° or a semicircle.
v.t.
5. to complete, add to, or extend by a supplement.
6. to form a supplement or addition to.
7. to supply (a deficiency).
[1350-1400; ME < L supplementum that by which anything is made full, equiv. to sup- SUP- + ple- (s. of plere to fill; see FULL1) + -mentum -MENT]
Syn. 2. addendum, epilogue, postscript. See appendix. 5. See complement.

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