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- [suhp-luh-men-tuh-ree]
- /ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tə ri/
- /ˌsʌp.lɪˈmen.tər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhp-luh-men-tuh-ree]
- /ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tə ri/
Definitions of supplementary word
- adjective supplementary Also, supplemental. of the nature of or forming a supplement; additional. 1
- noun plural supplementary a person or thing that is supplementary. 1
- adjective supplementary extra, additional 1
- abbreviation SUPPLEMENTARY supporting 1
- adjective supplementary Supplementary things are added to something in order to improve it. 0
- adjective supplementary forming or acting as a supplement 0
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Origin of supplementary
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; supplement + -ary
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Supplementary
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
supplementary popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
supplementary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for supplementary
adj supplementary
- added — You use added to say that something has more of a particular thing or quality.
- additional — Additional things are extra things apart from the ones already present.
- adjuvant — aiding or assisting
- ancillary — The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution.
- annotative — to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes: to annotate the works of Shakespeare.
prep supplementary
- along with — accompanying; together with
- as well as — You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.
- besides — Besides something or beside something means in addition to it.
- in excess of — more than
adjective supplementary
- accompanying — provided at the same time as something else as an extra or addition; supplementary
- appended — to add as a supplement, accessory, or appendix; subjoin: to append a note to a letter.
- associated — If one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected with each other.
- attached — If you are attached to someone or something, you like them very much.
- augmenting — to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase: His salary is augmented by a small inheritance.
Antonyms for supplementary
adj supplementary
- choate — Rufus1799-1859; U.S. lawyer
- headmost — most advanced; foremost.
- inductive — of, relating to, or involving electrical induction or magnetic induction.
- integral — of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.
- leading — made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound.
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