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supplement

/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/ noun

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In Latin: appendix Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about supplement at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end.
  2. A quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency).
  3. A supplementary component that improves capability.

verb

  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

Origin

From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”).

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