Morphology: meaning, definitions and examples

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morphology

 

[ mษ”หหˆfษ’lษ™dส’i ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

study of forms

Morphology is the study of forms, especially the structure of words in a language.

Examples of usage

  • His research focuses on the morphology of ancient languages.
  • Morphology helps us understand how words are formed.

Translations

Translations of the word "morphology" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น morfologia

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคถเคฌเฅเคฆ-เคฐเคšเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Morphologie

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ morfologi

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะผะพั€ั„ะพะปะพะณั–ั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ morfologia

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅฝขๆ…‹ๅญฆ (ใ‘ใ„ใŸใ„ใŒใ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท morphologie

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ morfologรญa

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท morfoloji

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ˜•ํƒœํ•™ (hyeongtaehak)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุนู„ู… ุงู„ุชุดูƒู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ morfologie

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ morfologia

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฝขๆ€ๅญฆ (xรญngtร i xuรฉ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ morfologija

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ morfรณlรณgรญa

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะผะพั€ั„ะพะปะพะณะธั

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒคแƒแƒšแƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ morfologiya

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ morfologรญa

Etymology

The term 'morphology' originated from the combination of the Greek words 'morphฤ“,' meaning form, and 'logos,' meaning study. It was first used in the early 19th century to refer to the study of the form and structure of organisms in biology. Over time, the term's usage expanded to include the study of forms in various fields, such as linguistics and geology.

See also: geomorphology, metamorphosis, morph, morpheme, morphing, polymorphic.

Word Frequency Rank

At #7,233 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.