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supplement

Syllabification: (sup·ple·ment)
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Definition of supplement

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈsəpləmənt/
  • 1something that completes or enhances something else when added to it:the handout is a supplement to the official manual
  • a substance taken to remedy the deficiencies in a person’s diet:multivitamin supplements
  • a separate section, especially a color magazine, added to a newspaper or periodical.
  • 2 Geometry the amount by which an angle is less than 180°.

verb

[with object]
  • add an extra element or amount to:she took the job to supplement her husband’s income

Derivatives

supplemental

Pronunciation: /ˌsəpləˈmentl/
adjective

supplementally

adverb

supplementation

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin supplementum, from supplere 'fill up, complete' (see supply1)

supplement in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of supplement in the British & World English dictionary