Morphology

/mɔːfˈɒləd‍ʒi/

/mɔɹˈfɑɫədʒi/

[noun]

Morphology

[NOUN]

the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants

the field of linguistics that investigates how words are formed, analyzed, and combined to convey meaning, including the study of prefixes, suffixes, roots, and other linguistic units

the admissible arrangement of sounds in words

synonyms : sound structure

syllable structure

word structure

the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms

synonyms : geomorphology

Examples

1. Morphology can also pose a problem.

2. Morphology is the next level up.

3. Morphology is words.

4. Morphology refers to the rules of word formation.