"inflectional morphology" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} inflectional morphology (uncountable)
  1. (grammar, linguistics) The study of the various processes, including vowel change and affixation, that distinguish word formations in certain grammatical categories. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar, Linguistics
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