"inflexion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inflexions [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French inflexion, itself from Latin īnflexiō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|inflexion}} Middle French inflexion, {{der|en|la|inflexio|īnflexiō}} Latin īnflexiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inflexion (countable and uncountable, plural inflexions)
  1. Alternative spelling of inflection Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: inflection
    Sense id: en-inflexion-en-noun-zTQlzsAi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Latin links with redundant target parameters

Inflected forms

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