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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mor•phol•o•gy /mɔrˈfɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Biologythe branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of organisms.
- Linguistics
- the study of how words are formed in a particular language, as plurals, past tenses, possessives, compounds, etc., in English.
mor•pho•log•i•cal /ˌmɔrfəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj. See -morph-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mor•phol•o•gy (môr fol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n. - Biologythe branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- the form and structure of an organism considered as a whole.
- Linguistics
- the patterns of word formation in a particular language, including inflection, derivation, and composition.
- the study and description of such patterns.
- the study of the behavior and combination of morphemes.
- Geography[Physical Geog.]geomorphology.
- the form or structure of anything:to gain an insight into the morphology of our political system.
- the study of the form or structure of anything.
- first formed in German 1820–30; morpho- + -logy
mor•pho•log•ic (môr′fə loj′ik),USA pronunciation mor′pho•log′i•cal, adj. mor′pho•log′i•cal•ly, adv. mor•phol′o•gist, n. |