inflection
noun/ɪnˈflekʃn/
/ɪnˈflekʃn/
(also inflexion especially in British English)
[countable, uncountable]- a change in the form of a word, especially the ending, according to its grammatical function in a sentenceTopics Languagec2
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- a change in how high or low your voice is as you are speaking
- She spoke slowly and without inflection.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of bending inwards’): from Latin inflexio(n-), from the verb inflectere ‘bend in, curve’, from in- ‘into’ + flectere ‘to bend’.
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