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noun
The act of supplementing
Definition sources: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract · Princeton WordNet 3.0
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: subjunction, subjoining
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expansion, expanding upon
noun
Something added as a supplement
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: supplement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: increase, increment
History
Etymology tree English supplement Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English supplementation From supplement + -ation.
