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suppletion
[ suh-plee-shuhn ]
noun
, Grammar.
- the use in inflection or derivation of an allomorph that is not related in form to the primary allomorph of a morpheme, as the use of better as the comparative of good.
suppletion
/ səˈpliːʃən /
noun
- the use of an unrelated word to complete the otherwise defective paradigm of a given word, as for example the use of went for the past tense of go
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Derived Forms
- supˈpletive, nounadjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of suppletion1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of suppletion1
C14: from Medieval Latin supplētiō a completing, from Latin supplēre to supply 1
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