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supplemental

adj
/ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntəl/UK/ˌsʌpləˈmɛntəl/CA/ˌsapləˈmentəl/

Etymology

From supplement + -al.

  1. derived from supplementum
  2. suffixed as supplemental — “supplement + al”

Definitions

  1. Acting to supplement.

    • 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).

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Something that supplements or adds to.

    2. A requisition or article of legislation that provides additional funding for a program.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at supplemental. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at supplemental. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at supplemental

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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