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morphology

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morphology


Main Entry:
mor·phol·o·gy Listen to the pronunciation of morphology
Pronunciation:
\mȯr-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 parts2 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 language3 a: a study of structure or form b: structure, form4: the external structure of rocks in relation to the development of erosional forms or topographic features
— mor·pho·log·i·cal Listen to the pronunciation of morphological \ˌmȯr-fə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ also mor·pho·log·ic Listen to the pronunciation of morphologic \-ˈlä-jik\ adjective
— mor·pho·log·i·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of morphologically \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— mor·phol·o·gist Listen to the pronunciation of morphologist \mȯr-ˈfä-lə-jist\ noun
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