morphology.

1. The structure and formation of words from meaningful units, or the study of that structure.

2. The form and structure of organisms or physical systems, or the study of those features.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• word morphology
• inflectional morphology

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Word morphology explained the relation between the stem and the added ending.

The account of inflectional morphology separated number marking from the creation of a new word.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: language analysis, sense distinction, word formation analysis, precise reference. Disciplines: academic writing, linguistics, dictionary and usage analysis. Commonness: moderately common.