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inflexion

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in·flex·ion  (n-flkshn)
n. Chiefly British
Variant of inflection.
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Noun1.inflexion - a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
inflection
grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar
conjugation - the inflection of verbs
declension - the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
paradigm - systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
pluralisation, pluralization - the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to
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[Language in general includes the following parts:- Letter, Syllable, Connecting word, Noun, Verb, Inflexion or Case, Sentence or Phrase.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
A pause; then with a new, yet still subdued inflexion of the voice--an inflexion which provoked while it pleased me --accompanied, too, by a "sourire a la fois fin et timide" in perfect harmony with the tone:--
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
I beseech you, then, not for love of me, for subjects should never weigh as anything in the balance which princes hold, but for love of yourself, to retain every syllable, every inflexion which, under the present most grave circumstances, will all have a sense and value as important as any every uttered in the world.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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