allomorph
noun
al·lo·morph ˈa-lə-ˌmȯrf 
: one of a set of forms that a morpheme may take in different contexts
the -s of cats, the -en of oxen, and the zero suffix of sheep are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme
allomorphic
ˌa-lə-ˈmȯr-fik
adjective allomorphism
ˈa-lə-ˌmȯr-ˌfi-zəm
noun 
Word History
Etymology
allo- + -morph (in morpheme), on the model of allophone : phoneme
First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
allomorph
noun
al·lo·morph ˈal-ə-ˌmȯrf
1
: any of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance
2
: a pseudomorph that has undergone change or substitution of material
- cultural lag
- cultural nature
- cultural sociology
- culturalist
- culturalized
- culturally
- culturati
- culture
- culture and personality
- culture area
- culture center
- culture complex
- culture conflict
- culture contact
- culture feature
- culture hero
- culture language
- culture myth
- culture of success
- culture pearl
- culture shock
- culture trait
- culture-bound
- culture-historical
- culture-vulture