Supplement

n.	1.	That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply.
	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.	(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.
v. t.	1.	To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to. [imp. & p. p. Supplemented; p. pr. & vb. n. Supplementing.] Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind. - I. Taylor.

Noun	1.	supplement - textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end Synonyms: addendum, postscript
	2.	supplement - a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) Synonyms: supplementation
	3.	supplement - a supplementary component that improves capability Synonyms: appurtenance, accessory, add-on
Verb	1.	supplement - add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet"
	2.	supplement - serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"
	3.	supplement - add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" Synonyms: append, add on, affix

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