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morphology
mor·phol·o·gy
[
mawr fólləjee
]
(
plural
mor·phol·o·gies
)
noun
Definition:
1.
biology
structure of organism:
the form and structure of an organism or of a part of an organism
2.
biology
study of structure of organisms:
the study of the form and structure of organisms
3.
linguistics
structure of words:
the structure of words in a language, including patterns of inflections and derivation
4.
linguistics
study of word formation:
the study of the structure of words in a language
5.
structure of something's parts:
the structure of anything made up of interconnected or interdependent parts
6.
study of structure of something's parts:
the study of the structure of anything made up of interconnected or interdependent parts
mor·pho·log·i·cal
[
màwrfə lójjik'l
]
adjective
mor·phol·o·gist
[
mawr fólləjist
]
noun
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mor·pho·log·i·cal [ màwrfə lójjik'l ] adjectivemor·phol·o·gist [ mawr fólləjist ] noun
