adj
Meaning 1
Acting to supplement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
supplemental
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntəl/
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Canada, General-American: /ˌsʌpləˈmɛntəl/
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Australian: /ˌsapləˈmentəl/
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CMU ARPABET: S AH2 P L AH0 M EH1 N T AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: S AH2 P L AH0 M EH1 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Appending.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Lacking a regular schedule (as in a supplemental airline).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Something that supplements or adds to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A requisition or article of legislation that provides additional funding for a program.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
added to complete or make up a deficiency
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- produced supplementary volumes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: supplementary
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
functioning in a supporting capacity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the main library and its auxiliary branches
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: auxiliary, subsidiary, supplementary
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From supplement + -al.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: lisä- — Acting to supplement
- Finnish: täydennys- — Acting to supplement
- Finnish: täydentävä — Acting to supplement
- Russian: дополнительный (dopolnitelʹnyj) — Acting to supplement
- Welsh: atodol — Acting to supplement
- Russian: дополнительный (dopolnitelʹnyj) — Lacking a regular schedule
- Finnish: lisä — Something that supplements or adds to
- Finnish: täydennys — Something that supplements or adds to
Real reading context