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
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Sometimes applied also to such inflectional prefixes as the ge- of the German perfect participle.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Old Irish, as compared with Brythonic, preserves a wealth of inflectional forms in declension and conjugation, but many of these tend to disappear very early.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
The isolating, agglutinative, incorporative, and inflectional languages can be put in a series according to the convenience and correctness of the logical processes which they embody and teach.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
Similarity of inflectional endings in similar clauses, he pointed out, would naturally develop rime in any inflected language.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
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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