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Suppletion

British pronunciation/sˈʌpəlʃən/
American pronunciation/sˈʌpəlʃən/
Suppletion
[NOUN]
1

the phenomenon in which an irregular form of a word, often a verb or adjective, is used instead of a regular form to express a different grammatical feature

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1So that is negative suppletion.
2I'm going to use a sign for suppletion.
3so you see this language change to more suppletion.
4And the definition of suppletion I think I have expanded a little bit.
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