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suppletorily

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sup⋅ple⋅to⋅ry

  [suhp-li-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
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–adjective
supplying a deficiency.
Origin:
1620–30; < LL supplētōrius, equiv. to supplē(re) (see suppletion ) + -tōrius -tory 1

Related forms:
sup⋅ple⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
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