"-morphism" meaning in English

See -morphism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”) + -ism. Etymology templates: {{af|en|μορφή|-ism|lang1=grc|t1=form, shape}} Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”) + -ism Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -morphism, {{en-suffix}} -morphism
  1. the state of having a specified shape or form Tags: morpheme Related terms: -morph, -morphic, -morphous
    Sense id: en--morphism-en-suffix-Yil8wNwv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

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