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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
supplement
n 1: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at
the end [syn: {addendum}, {postscript}]
2: a quantity added; e.g. to make up for a deficiency
3: a supplementary component [syn: {accessory}, {appurtenance}]
v 1: add as a supplement
2: add to the very end "He appended a glossary to his novel
where he used an invented language" [syn: {append}, {add
on}, {affix}]
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