supplementary
/ˌsʌpləˈmentəi/suh-pluh-MEN-tur-ee
/ˌsʌpləˈmɛntɚi/suh-pluh-MEN-tur-ee
Meaningserving as a supplement
Common meaning: added to complete something
- supplementa supplement, filling upSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 612 · scan
- aryending: linked with, or a place for
Journey through time
- Latinsupplementum‘a supplement, filling up’source
- Frenchsupplémentsource
- Englishsupplement‘an extra part’
- Englishformed in English from supplementsupplementary‘added to complete something’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from supplement + -ary.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SUPPLEMENT, p.612 · scan
Source words
- supplementum Latin · source word “a supplement, filling up”
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