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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] supplementum, from supplēre to fill up, complete | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] supplementum, from supplēre to fill up, complete |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
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| A '''supplement''' is a publication that has a role secondary to that of another preceding or concurrent publication. | | A '''supplement''' is a publication that has a role secondary to that of another preceding or concurrent publication. |
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− | A follow-on publication [[complements]] its predecessor, either by bringing it up-to-date (e.g. the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_Catalogue Index Catalogue]), or by otherwise enhancing the predecessor's coverage of a particular [[topic]] or subject matter, as in the Tosefta. Supplements are particularly popular and useful in [[gaming]] hobbies. | + | A follow-on publication [[complements]] its predecessor, either by bringing it up-to-date (e.g. the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_Catalogue Index Catalogue]), or by otherwise enhancing the predecessor's coverage of a particular [[topic]] or subject matter, as in the Tosefta. Supplements are particularly popular and useful in [[gaming]] hobbies. |
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− | A newspaper supplement, often a weekly section of its [[parent]], usually has a tabloid or magazine format and covers wide-ranging and less time-critical subjects, as in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Weekly The American Weekly], the 2004 version of Life, and Parade; newspaper supplements became common in France and Germany in the mid to late 19th century--they were called feuillton in French. In Chinese, they are called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukan_literary_supplement fukan]. | + | A newspaper supplement, often a weekly section of its [[parent]], usually has a tabloid or magazine format and covers wide-ranging and less time-critical subjects, as in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Weekly The American Weekly], the 2004 version of Life, and Parade; newspaper supplements became common in France and Germany in the mid to late 19th century--they were called feuillton in French. In Chinese, they are called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukan_literary_supplement fukan]. |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |