al·lo·morph 1 ( l  -môrf )n. See paramorph. al lo·morphic adj.al lo·morphism n. |
| al·lo·morph 2 (l-môrf) n. Any of the variant forms of a morpheme. For example, the phonetic (s) of cats (k ts), (z) of pigs (p gz), and (z) horses (hôrsz) are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme.[allo- + morph(eme).] al lo·morphic adj.al lo·morphism n. |
allomorph [ˈæləˌmɔːf]
n
1. (Linguistics) Linguistics any of the phonological representations of a single morpheme. For example, the final (s) and (z) sounds of bets and beds are allomorphs of the English noun-plural morpheme
2. (Chemistry) any of two or more different crystalline forms of a chemical compound, such as a mineral
allomorphic adj
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| Noun | 1. | allomorph - any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound; "calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite" chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
| 2. | allomorph - 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" morpheme - minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units morphophoneme - (linguistics) the phonemes (or strings of phonemes) that constitute the various allomorphs of a morpheme |
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