Inflection - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪnˈflekʃn|
Brit.
|ɪnˈflekʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function (syn: inflexion)
- the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (syn: prosody)
- deviation from a straight or normal course (syn: flection, flexion)
- a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (syn: modulation)
- the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (syn: prosody)
- deviation from a straight or normal course (syn: flection, flexion)
- a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (syn: modulation)
Extra examples
She spoke with no inflection.
She read the lines with an upward inflection.
Most English adjectives do not require inflection.
“Gone” and “went” are inflections of the verb “go.”
English has fewer inflections than many other languages.
Word forms
noun
singular: inflection
plural: inflections
singular: inflection
plural: inflections
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