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supplemental
sup·ple·ment S0905900 (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.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. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | supplemental - functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"auxiliary, subsidiary, supplementarysecondary - 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"supplementaryadditive - characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process" |
supplementaladjective1. Forming or serving as a complement:complemental, complementary.2. Used or held in reserve:auxiliary, backup, emergency, reserve, secondary, standby, supplementary.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeesupplementSupplemental
Related to Supplemental: Supplemental Security Incomesupplementaladj. referring to anything that is added to complete something, particularly a document such as a supplemental declaration, supplemental complaint, supplemental answer, supplemental claim. SUPPLEMENTAL. That which is added to a thing to complete it as a supplemental affidavit, which is an additional affidavit to make out a case; a supplemental bill. (q.v.) supplemental
Related to supplemental: Supplemental Security IncomeSynonyms for supplementaladj forming or serving as a complementSynonyms- complemental
- complementary
adj used or held in reserveSynonyms- auxiliary
- backup
- emergency
- reserve
- secondary
- standby
- supplementary
Synonyms for supplementaladj functioning in a supporting capacitySynonyms- auxiliary
- subsidiary
- supplementary
Related Wordsadj added to complete or make up a deficiencySynonymsRelated Words |