"desinential" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Medieval Latin dēsinentia + -al. Compare French désinentiel. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|dēsinentia}} Medieval Latin dēsinentia, {{suffix|en||al}} + -al, {{cog|fr|désinentiel}} French désinentiel Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} desinential (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) consisting of desinences or grammatical endings; terminal Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics Derived forms: desinential inflection
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