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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suppletory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sup-ple-to-ry
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A source of supply.

noun

A supplement.

adj

Making up for deficiencies; supplementary.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin suppletorius.

Inflected Forms

suppletories (plural) more suppletory (comparative) most suppletory (superlative)

Derived Forms

suppletorily

Questions

What does suppletory mean?
A source of supply.
Where does suppletory come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin suppletorius.

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