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morphophonemics
[ mawr-foh-fuh-nee-miks, -foh-nee- ]
/ ˌmɔr foʊ fəˈni mɪks, -foʊˈni- /
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noun (used with a singular verb)Linguistics.
Also called morphonology, morphophonology. the study of the relations between morphemes and their phonological realizations, components, or mappings.
the body of data concerning these relations in a given language.
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Origin of morphophonemics
First recorded in 1935–40; see origin at morphophonemic, -ics
Words nearby morphophonemics
morphology, morphometrics, morphonology, morphophoneme, morphophonemic, morphophonemics, morphophonology, morphosis, morphosyntactic, morphosyntax, morphotonemics
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British Dictionary definitions for morphophonemics
morphophonemics
/ (ˌmɔːfəʊfəʊˈniːmɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) linguistics the study of the phonemic realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language
Derived forms of morphophonemics
morphophonemic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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