| 单词 | suppletion |
| 释义 | suppletion[ suh-plee-shuhn ] / səˈpli ʃən / 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. Origin of suppletion1275–1325; Middle English: supplementation, supplement <Medieval Latin supplētiōn- (stem of supplētiō) a filling up, equivalent to supplēt(us), past participle of supplēre to make complete, (sup-sup- + plē-, stem of plēre to fill (see full1) + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion Words nearby suppletionSupplemental Security Income, supplementary, supplementary angle, supplementary angles, supplementation, suppletion, suppletive, suppletory, Supplex, suppliance, suppliancy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for suppletionsuppletion / (səˈpliːʃən) / nounthe 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 Derived forms of suppletionsuppletive, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for suppletionC14: from Medieval Latin supplētiō a completing, from Latin supplēre to supply 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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