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suppletion

noun

    1. 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)
    2. the use of an unrelated word (suppletive form) in a paradigm (Ex.: went for the past tense of go)
  1. the morphological process by which such replacement occurs

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See suppletion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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