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morphology

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Main Entry: mor·phol·o·gy
Pronunciation: \mr-ˈfä-lə-jē\
Function: noun
Etymology: German Morphologie, from morph- + -logie -logy
Date: 1830

1 a : a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants b : the form and structure of an organism or any of its parts
2 a : a study and description of word formation (as inflection, derivation, and compounding) in language b : the system of word-forming elements and processes in a language
3 a : a study of structure or form b : structure, form
4 : the external structure of rocks in relation to the development of erosional forms or topographic features

mor·pho·log·i·cal \ˌmr-fə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ also mor·pho·log·ic \-ˈlä-jik\ adjective

mor·pho·log·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

mor·phol·o·gist \mr-ˈfä-lə-jist\ noun


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