Meaning Of The Word Suppletion

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Suppletion Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Suppletion?

suppletion in American English
the occurrence of an allomorph of a morpheme which has no phonological similarity to the other allomorphs (Ex.: the -en of oxen, as opposed to a form ending in -s)
noun: 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 in British English
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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