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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to
bear upon them a causation of another kind. --I.
Taylor.
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