The Only Use of
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The Giver
- But he isn't growing as fast as he should, and he doesn't sleep soundly. We have him in the extra care section for supplementary nurturing, but the committee's beginning to talk about releasing him.
p. 7.5supplementary = additional (extra)editor's notes: In this context, nurturing means giving care such as trying to assure that he eats enough.
Definitions:
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(supplementary) additional -- possibly improving, completing, or making up for a deficiency of something
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In mathematics, supplementary angles, are angles that when added together make up 180 degrees (a straight line).