Definition of Allomorph. Meaning of Allomorph. Synonyms of Allomorph

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Definition of Allomorph

Allomorph
Allomorph 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.

Meaning of Allomorph from wikipedia

- In linguistics, an allomorph is a variant phonetic form of a morpheme, or, a unit of meaning that varies in sound and spelling without changing the meaning...
- In morpheme-based morphology, the term null allomorph or zero allomorph is sometimes used to refer to some kind of null morpheme for which there are also...
- in astronomy's Hertzsprung–Russell diagram 0 allomorph, also null allomorph, a special kind of allomorph in morphology which has the form of a null morpheme...
- /bə-/ prefix (with a ber- [bər-] allomorph before vowel-initial roots) The te- /tə-/ prefix (with a ter- [tər-] allomorph before vowel-initial roots) The...
- ʿnd, ḥt, ʿkdy a subjunctive in -a t-demonstratives leveling of the -at allomorph of the feminine ending ʾn complementizer and subordinator the use of f-...
- onset. In morphology, a zero morph, consisting of no phonetic form, is an allomorph of a morpheme that is otherwise realized in speech. In the phrase two...
- ability to be done"). The plural morpheme for regular nouns (-s) has three allomorphs: it is pronounced /s/ (e.g., in cats /kæts/), /ɪz, əz/ (e.g., in dishes...
- that has the cubic crystal shape of galena. A paramorph (also called allomorph) is a mineral changed on the molecular level only. It has the same chemical...
- of +, −, or ⎓ for direct current. The tilde may indicate alternating allomorphs or morphological alternation, as in //ˈniː~ɛl+t// for kneel~knelt (the...
- morsitation, premorse, remorse morph- form, shape Gr**** μορφή (morphḗ) allomorph, amorphous, anamorph, anamorphic, anamorphism, anamorphosis, anthropomorphism...