inflection

Letters that make inflection

o, e, f, l, n, c, t, i are letters that make 'inflection'

Words within inflection

ti, flection, EC, on, in, ECT, CT, FL, IN, Io, ion, LE, In, Ti, inflect are words within 'inflection'


4 possible definitions for 'inflection'

Inflection as "deviation from a straight or normal course"

Under this definition, inflection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flexion, flection have the same meaning as 'inflection'

inflection as a type

'inflection' can be a type of departure, deviation, difference, divergence.


Inflection as "a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function"

Under this definition, inflection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

inflexion has the same meaning as inflection

inflection as a type

'inflection' can be a type of grammatical relation.

Types of inflection

pluralisation, conjugation, paradigm, declension, pluralization are types of 'inflection'.

Derivatives of inflection

inflect, inflectional are derivatives of 'inflection'.


Inflection as "a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified"

Under this definition, inflection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

modulation has the same meaning as inflection

inflection as a type

'inflection' can be a type of speech, manner of speaking, delivery.

Derivatives of inflection

modulate, tone, inflect are derivatives of 'inflection'.


Inflection as "the patterns of stress and intonation in a language"

Under this definition, inflection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

prosody has the same meaning as inflection

inflection as a type

'inflection' can be a type of speech, manner of speaking, delivery.

Types of inflection

emphasis, modulation, intonation, accent, enjambment, rhythm, pitch contour, caesura, enjambement, stress, speech rhythm are types of 'inflection'.

Derivatives of inflection

tone, modulate, inflect are derivatives of 'inflection'.



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