What is "inflection" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does inflection mean in English? Meaning of inflection definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "inflection" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "inflection": a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

Noun

  • Meaning: a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
  • Synonyms: inflection inflexion
  • Hyponyms: conjugation declension paradigm pluralisation pluralization
  • Hypernyms: grammatical relation
  • Hyphenation: in‧flec‧tion

    Meaning of "inflection": the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

    Noun

  • Meaning: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  • Synonyms: inflection prosody
  • Hyponyms: accent caesura emphasis enjambement enjambment intonation modulation pitch contour rhythm speech rhythm stress
  • Hypernyms: delivery manner of speaking speech
  • Hyphenation: in‧flec‧tion

    Meaning of "inflection": deviation from a straight or normal course

    Noun

  • Meaning: deviation from a straight or normal course
  • Synonyms: flection flexion inflection
  • Hypernyms: departure deviation difference divergence
  • Hyphenation: in‧flec‧tion

    Meaning of "inflection": a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

    Noun

  • Meaning: a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
  • Synonyms: inflection modulation
  • Hypernyms: delivery manner of speaking speech
  • Hyphenation: in‧flec‧tion

    Synonyms:

    timbre, pronunciation, articulation, sound, enunciation, tone, modulation, variation, emphasis, pitch, tonality, change, tone of voice,

    Antonyms:

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