a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
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a variant phonological representation of a morpheme; "the final sounds of ‘bets’ and ‘beds’ and ‘horses’ and ‘oxen’ are allomorphs of…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; e.g. an ‘-s’ at the end of plural nouns
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; e.g. an ‘-s’ at the end of plural nouns
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted i…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a bound form used only in compounds; "‘hemato-’ is a combining form in words like ‘hematology’"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have ‘-ism’ as an ending"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a morpheme that can occur alone
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.an affix that is inserted inside the word
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.an affix that is added at the end of the word
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.an affix that is added in front of the word
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
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the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to red…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: morpheme, occur, alone.One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: morpheme, occur, alone.Relating to processes that occur without oxygen
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: morpheme, occur, alone.To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate ha…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: morpheme, occur, alone.Connected with the apogee; as, apogean (neap) tides, which occur when the moon has passed her apogee.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: morpheme, occur, alone.operations that occur without a regular or predictable time relation to other events
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: morpheme, occur, alone.the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: morpheme, occur, alone.cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: morpheme, occur, alone.A balance where a reversible reaction continues in both directions at the same rate.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: morpheme, occur, alone.an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: morpheme, occur, alone.radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: morpheme, occur, alone.the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: morpheme, occur, alone.
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