Supplementation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)

the act of supplementing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌʌplɪməntˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌʌplɪməntˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌʌplɪməntˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /sˌʌplɪməntˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supplement subjunction subjoining

Word Forms

supplementary	adjective	added to complete or make up a deficiency
supplement	verb	serve as a supplement to
supplemental	adjective	added to complete or make up a deficiency
subjoin	verb	add to the end

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ergänzung

eine hinzugefügte Menge (z. B. um einen Mangel auszugleichen)

🇫🇷French

supplémentation

une quantité ajoutée (par exemple pour combler une carence)

🇪🇸Spanish

suplementación

una cantidad agregada (por ejemplo, para compensar una deficiencia)

🇮🇹Italian

integrazione

una quantità aggiunta (ad esempio per compensare una carenza)

🇳🇱Dutch

aanvulling

een toegevoegde hoeveelheid (bijvoorbeeld om een tekort aan te vullen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

suplementação

uma quantidade adicionada (por exemplo, para compensar uma deficiência)

🇷🇺Russian

добавка

добавленное количество (например, для восполнения дефицита)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुपूरण

जोड़ी गई मात्रा (उदाहरणार्थ किसी कमी को पूरा करने के लिए)

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিপূরক

একটি পরিমাণ যোগ করা হয়েছে (যেমন একটি ঘাটতি পূরণ করতে)

🇮🇳Tamil

கூடுதல்

ஒரு அளவு சேர்க்கப்பட்டது (எ.கா. குறைபாட்டை ஈடுசெய்ய)

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుబంధం

ఒక పరిమాణం జోడించబడింది (ఉదా. లోపాన్ని భర్తీ చేయడానికి)

🇮🇳Marathi

पुरवणी

एक रक्कम जोडली (उदा. कमतरता भरून काढण्यासाठी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂરક

ઉમેરવામાં આવેલ જથ્થો (દા.ત. ઉણપ પુરી કરવા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರಕ

ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಮಾಣವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ (ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ ಕೊರತೆಯನ್ನು ಸರಿದೂಗಿಸಲು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സപ്ലിമെൻ്റേഷൻ

ഒരു അളവ് ചേർത്തു (ഉദാ. ഒരു കുറവ് നികത്താൻ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਕ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜੋੜੀ ਗਈ (ਉਦਾਹਰਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਕਮੀ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ضمیمہ

ایک مقدار شامل کی گئی (مثلاً کمی کو پورا کرنے کے لیے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

补充

添加的数量（例如弥补不足）

🇯🇵Japanese

補充

追加された量（例：不足を補うため）

🇰🇷Korean

완보

추가된 양(예: 부족함을 보충하기 위해)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bổ sung

một số lượng được thêm vào (ví dụ để bù đắp sự thiếu hụt)

🇹🇭Thai

การเสริม

ปริมาณที่เพิ่ม (เช่น เพื่อชดเชยการขาด)

🇮🇩Indonesian

suplementasi

kuantitas yang ditambahkan (misalnya untuk menutupi kekurangan)

🇵🇭Filipino

pandagdag

isang dami na idinagdag (hal. para makabawi sa isang kakulangan)

🇲🇾Malay

makanan tambahan

kuantiti ditambah (cth. untuk menebus kekurangan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المكملات

الكمية المضافة (على سبيل المثال لتعويض النقص)

🇮🇷Persian

مکمل

یک مقدار اضافه شده (به عنوان مثال برای جبران کمبود)

🇹🇷Turkish

takviye

eklenen miktar (örneğin bir eksikliği tamamlamak için)

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוספת

כמות שנוספה (למשל כדי לפצות על מחסור)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'supplementation'?

The primary meaning of 'supplementation' is 'a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)'.

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Using 'supplementation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'supplementation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'supplementation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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