suppletory

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noun

A source of supply.

“a suppletory oath”

OriginLate Latin suppletorius →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounsuppletory (plural suppletories)

plural suppletories

  1. 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
  2. A supplement.
adjectivesuppletory (comparative more suppletory, superlative most suppletory)

comparative more suppletory · superlative most suppletory

  1. lawMaking up for deficiencies; supplementary.

    a suppletory oath

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
additional

Origin

  1. Late Latinsuppletorius
  2. Englishsuppletory

Borrowed from Late Latin suppletorius.

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APA

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Chicago

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