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That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply.

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  1. v. t. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply.
  2. v. t. 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. v. t. 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.
  4. v. t. To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to.
  5. n. textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
  6. n. a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
  7. n. a supplementary component that improves capability
  8. v. add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
  9. v. serve as a supplement to
  10. v. add to the very end
  11. 1. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. [Obs.] Chapman. 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. 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. To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to. Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind. I. Taylor.
  12. The number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, makeit 180°; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle.