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affixation vs morphology

morphology vs affixation

affixation and morphology both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
affixation Yes No No No
morphology Yes No No No
As nouns, morphology is a hypernym of affixation; that is, morphology is a word with a broader meaning than affixation:
  • affixation: the result of adding an affix to a root word
  • morphology: the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
Other hypernyms of affixation include sound structure, syllable structure, word structure.
affixation (noun) morphology (noun)
formation of a word by means of an affix the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
the act of attaching or affixing something studies of the rules for forming admissible words
the result of adding an affix to a root word the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
Difference between affixation and morphology

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