Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flection | Yes | No | No | No |
inflection | Yes | No | No | No |
flection (noun) | inflection (noun) |
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deviation from a straight or normal course | the patterns of stress and intonation in a language |
the state of being flexed (as of a joint) | a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified |
deviation from a straight or normal course | |
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function |