allomorph

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English

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Etymology

allo- +‎ -morph

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæl.ə.mɔːf/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæl.oʊ.mɔɹf/, /ˈæl.ə.mɔɹf/

Noun

allomorph (plural allomorphs)

  1. (chemistry) Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.
    Synonym: paramorph
  2. (linguistics) Any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme.

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