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English Dictionary: supplementär by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
supplement
n
  1. textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
    Synonym(s): addendum, supplement, postscript
  2. a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
    Synonym(s): supplement, supplementation
  3. a supplementary component that improves capability
    Synonym(s): accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on
v
  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"
    Synonym(s): append, add on, supplement, affix
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Supplement \Sup"ple*ment\, n. [F. suppl[82]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[f8]; 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.
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