ALLOMORPH


Meaning of ALLOMORPH in English

[ 'aləmɔ:f ]

■ noun Linguistics any of two or more representations of a morpheme, such as the plural endings s (as in bats ) and z (as in bugs ).

Derivatives

~ic adjective

Origin

1940s: from allo- + morpheme .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.