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supplemental

American  
[suhp-luh-men-tl] / ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tl /

adjective

  1. supplementary.

  2. nonscheduled.

  3. (of a pleading, an affidavit, etc.) added to furnish what is lacking or missing.

noun

  1. anything that is supplemental.

    supplementals attached to the bill in committee.

Other Word Forms

  • nonsupplemental adjective
  • nonsupplementally adverb
  • presupplemental adjective
  • supplementally adverb
  • unsupplemental adjective

Etymology

Origin of supplemental

First recorded in 1595–1605; supplement + -al 1

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