inflectional morphology

noun

The study of the various processes, including vowel change and affixation, that distinguish word formations in certain grammatical categories.

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Meanings

nouninflectional morphology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegrammarThe study of the various processes, including vowel change and affixation, that distinguish word formations in certain grammatical categories.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words

Similar
accidence
Broader
morphology
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accidence

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Chicago

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