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   Supplement , n. [F. supplément, L. supplementum, fr. supplere to fill up. See Supply, v. t.]
   That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. [Obs.]
   Chapman.
   
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   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.
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   (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.
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   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.
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   Supplement , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplemented; p. pr. & vb. n. Supplementing.] To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to.
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   Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind.
   I. Taylor.
   
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