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subregular en · ADJ

Etymology

From sub- + regular.

Meanings

  1. Almost or imperfectly regular.
    • However, there are verbs for which past participle formation is irregular (e.g. sleep, slept; write, wrote) and within these irregular verbs there are subregular classes (as well as purely lexical exceptions, such as go, went). 2006, Ted Briscoe, Ann Copestake, Valeria de Paiva, Inheritance, Defaults and the Lexicon, page 8:

Forms

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more subregular Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most subregular Degree=Sup lexicographic