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Noun: suppletion  su'plee-shun
  1. (grammar) the use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking, e.g. using “to be able” as the infinitive of “can”, or “better” as the comparative of “good”

Derived forms: suppletions

Encyclopedia: Suppletion

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