Defective-verb Definition

noun

(grammar) A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.

The verb can is defective in most English dialects, as it lacks an infinitive.
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Noun

Singular:
defective-verb
Plural:
defective-verbs

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