n.
Pronunciation: ' al- ə - ˌ mo ̇ rf
Function: noun
Etymology: allo- + morph eme
Date: 1945
: one of a set of forms that a morpheme may take in different contexts <the -s of cats, the -en of oxen, and the zero suffix of sheep are allomorph s of the English plural morpheme>
– al · lo · mor · phic \ ˌ a-l ə - ' mo ̇ r-fik \ adjective
– al · lo · mor · phism \ ' a-l ə - ˌ mo ̇ r- ˌ fi-z ə m \ noun