ALL meanings of suppletion
sup·ple·tion
S s - noun suppletion 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. 1
- noun suppletion 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 0
- noun suppletion 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) 0
- noun suppletion the use of an unrelated word (suppletive form) in a paradigm (Ex.: went for the past tense of go) 0
- noun suppletion the morphological process by which such replacement occurs 0