supplement
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/
ipa: /ˈsʌp.lə.mənt/
ipa: /ˈsɐp.lə.mənt/
ipa: /ˈsap.lə.mənt/
Forms: form: supplements
Etymology: From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”).
Senses: examples: text: Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:adjunct
text: Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.
ref: 2013 March 24, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 16 May 2013, page 134:
text: AI models will not completely replace the humans, she said, but will serve as a “supplement” intended to aid in the brand’s representation of various sizes, skin tones and ages.
ref: 2023 April 3, Alaina Demopoulos, “Computer-generated inclusivity: fashion turns to ‘diverse’ AI models”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
hypernyms: addition
glosses: Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
coordinate_terms: word: appendix
word: addendum
word: ;
english: error correction
translation: error correction
word: erratum
word: corrigendum
english: currency
translation: currency
word: ;
word: update#Noun
word: revision
glosses: An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors, or brings up to date.
examples: text: the literary supplement
text: "Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir!"
ref: 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IV, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
topics: journalism
literature
media
publishing
sciences
scientific
coordinate_terms: word: special issue
english: journals
translation: journals
glosses: An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject; an additional section of a journal issue, or an additional issue, for a similar purpose.
topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
glosses: An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
examples: text: Vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids must come from either the diet or supplements.
text: Menstruators are likelier to need an iron supplement than non-menstruators, whose diet alone is usually sufficient.
text: She wasn't getting enough iron, so they prescribed a supplement.
topics: bodybuilding
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
qualifier: nutrition
glosses: A vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development; the dosage form that conveys or embodies it (e.g., tablet, capsule, pill, powder, beverage).
examples: text: There is a £2 supplement if you choose the steak.
glosses: A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
hypernyms: adjunct
coordinate_terms: modifier
glosses: An adjunct that is nonessential, especially a supplementary relative clause.
Derived terms: colour supplement
dietary supplement
food supplement
herbal supplement
market supplement
single supplement
sports supplement
Related terms: word: supplemental
word: supplementary
word: complement
word: suppletion
word: suppletory