inflectional
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or used in inflection.
an inflectional ending.
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Linguistics. pertaining to or noting a language, as Latin, characterized by the use of inflection, especially morphemic fusion or irregular morphophonemic alternation.
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Etymology
Origin of inflectional
First recorded in 1825–35; inflection + -al 1
Example Sentences
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The inflectional or formal elements of language are usually derived from words expressing accessory ideas.
From The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
Smi�um is the radical syllable smi� + the subordinate inflectional syllable -um, the sign of the dative case.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
As long as in these sesquipedalian compounds, the significative root remains distinct, they belong to the agglutinative stage; as soon as it is absorbed by the terminations, they belong to the inflectional stage.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
A few other inflectional tables were similarly reformatted.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph
This intensely intellectual temperament reveals itself through her voice in a rare degree of inflectional agility.
From Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation by Everts, Katherine Jewell
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