morphological
1 of 1adjective/ˌmɔrfəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
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relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals
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relating to the structure and form of words, and how they combine to create different grammatical forms
- English verbs often undergo morphological changes to indicate tense, such as 'walk' becoming 'walked' for the past tense.
- In morphological analysis, linguists examine the prefixes, suffixes, and roots of words.
- The morphological complexity of languages like Russian involves extensive inflectional endings.
- Morphological processes like compounding create new words by combining existing ones, as seen in 'blueberry' or 'sunflower'.
- Understanding the morphological structure of words helps learners grasp their meanings and usage.
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pertaining to geological structure