introflection

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noun

A style of word formation in which the root is modified and which does not involve stringing morphemes together.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounintroflection (countable and uncountable, plural introflections)

plural introflections

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA style of word formation in which the root is modified and which does not involve stringing morphemes together.
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APA

introflection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introflection

MLA

“introflection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introflection. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “introflection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introflection.

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