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allomorph
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun allomorph has 2 senses
- allomorph(n = noun.substance) Array - any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound; "calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite" is a kind of chemical compound, compound
- allomorph(n = noun.communication) Array - a variant phonological representation of a morpheme; "the final sounds of `bets' and `beds' and `horses' and `oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme" is a kind of morpheme
has particulars: morphophoneme
CIDE DICTIONARY
allomorph, n. [Gr. other + morfh` form.].
Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; -- as, carbonate of lime occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite. G. H. Williams. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
allomorph, n. Linguistics any of two or more alternative forms of a morpheme.
Derivative
allomorphic adj.
Etymology
ALLO- + MORPHEME
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