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suppletory en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin suppletorius.

Meanings

Making up for deficiencies; supplementary.
- a suppletory oath

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most suppletory	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more suppletory	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Deriveds

suppletory en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin suppletorius.

Meanings

A source of supply.
- Invent suppletories to excuse an evil man. 1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:
A supplement.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
suppletories	Number=Plur		lexicographic