SUPPLEMENT
Source: 553, 566, 567
supplement. supplement, that which maketh vp, or addeth that which wanteth in any thing
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supplement. Supplement, n. an addition to supply some defect
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Sup″ple‐ment (?), n. [[F. supplément, L. supplementum, fr. supplere to fill up. See Supply, v. t.]] 1. 1. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. Chapman.
2. 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. 3. (Trig.) The number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, make it 180°; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle.
Syn. — Appendix. — 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.