what does supplement mean?
SUPPLEMENT as NOUN
- Meaning
- a supplementary component that improves capability
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Hypernyms(s) supplement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
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Hypernyms(s) supplement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- textual matter that is added onto a publication
- usually at the end
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Hypernyms(s) supplement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SUPPLEMENT as VERB
- Meaning
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- He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language
Hypernyms(s) supplement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
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Hypernyms(s) supplement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- Vitamins supplemented his meager diet
Hypernyms(s) supplement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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