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Morphology

see synonyms of morphology

Noun

1. morphology

the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants

2. morphology

studies of the rules for forming admissible words

3. morphology, sound structure, syllable structure, word structure

the admissible arrangement of sounds in words

4. geomorphology, morphology

the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Morphology

see synonyms of morphology
noun
1. 
the branch of biology concerned with the form and structure of organisms
2. 
the form and structure of words in a language, esp the consistent patterns of inflection, combination, derivation and change, etc, that may be observed and classified
3. 
the form and structure of anything

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Morphology

see synonyms of morphology
noun
1. 
the branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants
2. 
a. 
the branch of linguistics that deals with word structure and with functional changes in the forms of words, such as inflection and compounding
b. 
the study of the structure, classification, and relationships of morphemes
3. 
any scientific study of form and structure, as in physical geography
4. 
form and structure, as of an organism, regarded as a whole

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Morphology

see synonyms of morphology
n. pl. mor·phol·o·gies
1.
a. The branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of organisms without consideration of function.
b. The form and structure of an organism or one of its parts: the morphology of a cell; the morphology of vertebrates.
2. Linguistics The study of the structure and form of words in language or a language, including inflection, derivation, and the formation of compounds.

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