SUPPLETION


Meaning of SUPPLETION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈplē-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin suppletion-, suppletio act of supplementing, from Latin supplēre

Date: 1914

: the occurrence of phonemically unrelated allomorphs of the same morpheme (as went as the past tense of go or better as the comparative form of good )

• sup·ple·tive sə-ˈplē-tiv, ˈsə-plə- adjective

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