"inflection" meaning in English

See inflection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-us-inflection.ogg [US] Forms: inflection [singular], inflections [plural]
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  1. Inflection is the changing of a verb, noun, adjective or adverb to change its meaning or tense.
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