Supplement



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• v. / n. 增补, 补充
• ［英］ v. / n. 增补, 补充 ( something that completes
• ［记］ supple ( =supply) +ment -> 提供补充
• ［例］ a supplement to wages ( 工资以外的补贴)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin supplementum, from supplēre to fill up, complete — more at supply
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. something that completes or makes an addition
  • b. dietary supplement
• 2. a part added to or issued as a continuation of a book or periodical to correct errors or make additions
• 3. an angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc equals 180°

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1749
• to add or serve as a supplement to <does odd jobs to supplement his income>
• ? supplementation noun
• ? supplementer noun

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