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sup·ple·ment

 (sŭp′lə-mənt)
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. See dietary supplement.
5. See supplementary angle.
tr.v. (-mĕnt′) 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 supplēmentum, from supplēre, to complete; see supply.]
sup′ple·men·tar′i·ty (-târ′ĭ-tē) n.
sup′ple·men′ta·ry (-mĕn′tə-rē, -trē), sup′ple·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.
sup′ple·men·ta′tion (-mĕn-tā′shən) n.
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sup•ple•men•tal

(ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tl)

adj.
1. supplementary.
2. nonscheduled.
n.
3. anything that is supplemental.
[1595–1605]
sup`ple•men′tal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.supplemental - functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"
auxiliary, subsidiary, supplementary
secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
2.supplemental - added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"
supplementary
additive - characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process"
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supplemental

adjective
1. Forming or serving as a complement:
complemental, complementary.
2. Used or held in reserve:
auxiliary, backup, emergency, reserve, secondary, standby, supplementary.
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Translations

supplemental

[ˌsʌplɪˈmentəl] ADJ (esp US) → suplementario
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

supplemental

[ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntəl] adj (mainly US)
[dose] → complémentaire; [vitamins] → en complément, complémentaire
[funds, insurance, information, income] → complémentaire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

supplemental

adj (esp US) → zusätzlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

supplemental

a. suplemental, adicional.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

supplemental, supplementary

adj suplementario; (insurance) complementario (seguros)
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