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supplementary
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.supplementary (ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntərɪ; -trɪ) adjforming or acting as a supplement. Also (chiefly US): supplemental n, pl -riesa person or thing that is a supplement ˌsuppleˈmentarily, ˌsuppleˈmentally advsup•ple•men•ta•ry (ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tə ri)
adj., n., pl. -ries. adj. 1. Also, supplemental. of the nature of or forming a supplement; additional. n. 2. a person or thing that is supplementary. [1660–70] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | supplementary - functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"auxiliary, subsidiary, supplementalsecondary - 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. | supplementary - added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"supplementaladditive - characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process" |
supplementaryadjective additional, extra, complementary, accompanying, secondary, auxiliary, add-on, supplemental, ancillary the question of whether or not we need to take supplementary vitaminssupplementaryadjectiveUsed or held in reserve:auxiliary, backup, emergency, reserve, secondary, standby, supplemental.Translationssupplement (ˈsapləmənt) noun an addition made to supply something lacking, or to correct errors etc. A supplement to the dictionary is to be published next year. 增補，補遺 增补，补遗 (-ment) verb to make, or be, an addition to. He does an evening job to supplement his wages. 補充 补充ˌsuppleˈmentary (-ˈmen-) adjective added to supply what is lacking; additional. 補充的 补充的EncyclopediaSeesupplementLegalSeeSupplementalAcronymsSeeSUPsupplementary
Related to supplementary: supplementary unitsSynonyms for supplementaryadj additionalSynonyms- additional
- extra
- complementary
- accompanying
- secondary
- auxiliary
- add-on
- supplemental
- ancillary
Synonyms for supplementaryadj used or held in reserveSynonyms- auxiliary
- backup
- emergency
- reserve
- secondary
- standby
- supplemental
Synonyms for supplementaryadj functioning in a supporting capacitySynonyms- auxiliary
- subsidiary
- supplemental
Related Wordsadj added to complete or make up a deficiencySynonymsRelated Words |