noun

morphology

morphology

Linguists study the morphology of words.

Linguists study the morphology of words.

The morphology of the plant is complex.

The morphology of the plant is complex.

the morphology of ((sth.)) the form and structure of (sth.) The morphology of the virus is unique.

Synonyms: structure, form, shape

From Greek 'morphē' (form) + 'logia' (study of). Literally 'the study of form'.

Think of 'morph' as in 'Power Rangers morph', meaning to change form, and '-logy' as in 'biology', meaning 'study of'. So, it's the 'study of form'.

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