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inflectional
[ in-flek-shuh-nl ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or used in inflection:
an inflectional ending.
- Linguistics. pertaining to or noting a language, as Latin, characterized by the use of inflection, especially morphemic fusion or irregular morphophonemic alternation. Compare agglutinative ( def 2 ), isolating.
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Other Words From
- in·flection·al·ly adverb
- nonin·flection·al adjective
- nonin·flection·al·ly adverb
- prein·flection·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inflectional1
First recorded in 1825–35; inflection + -al 1
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Example Sentences
The inflectional -e of cherubine, seraphine appears to be quite isolated.
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Such isolated inflectional changes as saveit into savoit, which are cases of regular phonetic changes, are not noticed here.
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Thus the inflectional system serves to relieve, in part at least, the very difficulty which it creates.
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In the inflectional languages each word is like a soldier in his place with his outfit.
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In one respect in the inflectional forms of the verb, the purist was unexpectedly successful.
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