suppletive

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Synonyms: supportive, sexpletive, suppletion

Antonyms: supportive, sexpletive, suppletion

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Adjective

1. Making up for deficiencies; [[supplementary]]; [[suppletory]].
2. {{senseid|en|grammar}}{{lb|en|grammar}} Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by [[suppletion]] (for example, in English, ''better'' and ''best'' are suppletive forms of ''good'').
3. {{lb|en|law}} Relating to laws which can apply in a contract if the parties choose to agree to this.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|grammar}} A form used by way of [[suppletion]].

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