About The Word Allomorph
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Allomorph
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What's The Definition Of Allomorph?
[n] 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"
[n] any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound; "calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite" Synonyms | Synonyms for Allomorph: Related Terms | Find terms related to Allomorph: See Also | chemical compound | compound | morpheme | morphophoneme Allomorph In Webster's Dictionary \Al"lo*morph\, n. [Gr. ? other + ? form.] (Min.)
(a) Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the
same substance; or the substance having such forms; --
as, carbonate of lime occurs in the allomorphs calcite
and aragonite.
(b) A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or
complete change or substitution of material; -- thus
limonite is frequently an allomorph after pyrite. --G. H.
Williams.
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