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   morphology

   /mɔːˈfɒlədʒi/

   noun

   • 1. the study of the forms of things.
   • ▪ the branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with relationships between their structures.
   • ▪ the study of the forms of words, in particular inflected forms: "grammar is organized along two main dimensions: morphology and syntax"
   • 2. a particular form, shape, or structure.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Greek morphē ‘form’ + -logy.

   Derivatives

   • 1. morphologist noun

   Scrabble Points: 21

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