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Definition suppletion in British English

suppletion noun

noun
1

the occurrence of an allomorph of a word that is unrelated to its other allomorphs and fills a gap in its paradigm

Example

The past tense "went" of the verb "go," the plural "oxen" of the noun "ox" and the comparative "better" of the adjective "good" are examples of suppletion.

Definition suppletion in British English