supplemental

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Etymology

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English supplement

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English supplemental

From supplement + -al.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntəl/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌsʌpləˈmɛntəl/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌsapləˈmentəl/

Adjective

supplemental (comparative more supplemental, superlative most supplemental)

1. Acting to supplement.
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:

     The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.

2. Appending.
3. Lacking a regular schedule (as in a supplemental airline).

Derived terms

• presupplemental
• supplemental jurisdiction
• supplementally
• supplemental restraint system

Translations

Acting to supplement

• Finnish: lisä- (fi), täydennys- (fi), täydentävä (fi)
• Russian: дополнительный (ru) m (dopolnitelʹnyj)
• Welsh: atodol

Appending

Lacking a regular schedule

• Russian: дополнительный (ru) m (dopolnitelʹnyj)

Noun

supplemental (plural supplementals)

1. Something that supplements or adds to.
2. A requisition or article of legislation that provides additional funding for a program.

Translations

Something that supplements or adds to

• Finnish: lisä (fi), täydennys (fi)

A requisition or article of legislation