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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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