morphology
noun/mɔːˈfɒlədʒi/
/mɔːrˈfɑːlədʒi/
[uncountable]- (biology) the form and structure of animals and plants, studied as a science
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- (linguistics) the forms of words, studied as a branch of linguistics compare grammar, syntax
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek morphē ‘form’ + -logy (see -ology).
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