Older form of a word
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ETYMONOlder form of a word
ETYMONEarlier form of a word
STEMUnderlying form of a word
ETYMONOriginal form of a word
LEMMABasic form of a word
singularsThe singular form of a word
spelt(of letters) to form (a word)
spelled(of letters) Make up or form (a word)
radicalsThe root or base form of a word
spells(of letters) Make up or form (a word)
abbreviationsA shortened form of a word or phrase
contractionA word or group of words resulting from shortening an original form
calqueto form (a word or phrase) through the process of loan translation
contractionsA word or group of words resulting from shortening an original form
calquedto form (a word or phrase) through the process of loan translation
calquesto form (a word or phrase) through the process of loan translation
alternantsAn alternative form of a word or other linguistic unit; a variant
inflectto change the form of (a word) to express grammatical or syntactic relations
ACROSTICPuzzle in which the initial letters of each line form a word or phrase
etymaan earlier form of a word in the same language or an ancestral language
singular(of a word or form) Denoting or referring to just one person or thing
unattestedDenoting a form or usage or pronunciation of a word for which there is no evidence
deformationAn altered form of a word, esp. one used to avoid overt profanity (e.g., dang for damn)
deformationsAn altered form of a word, esp. one used to avoid overt profanity (e.g., dang for damn)
plural(of a word or form) Denoting more than one, or (in languages with dual number) more than two
suffixesA morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative, e.g., -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis
suffixA morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative, e.g., -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis
homographa word of the same written form as another but of different meaning, whether pronounced the same way or not.
theed as a function word before the plural form of a surname to indicate all the members of a family the Johnsons
inflectingChange the form of (a word) to express a particular grammatical function or attribute, typically tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender
inflectedChange the form of (a word) to express a particular grammatical function or attribute, typically tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender
inflectiona change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person also INFLEXION
inflexiona change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person also INFLECTION
prefixalan affix attached to the beginning of a word, base, or phrase and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form compare suffix
analytic(of a language) Tending not to alter the form of its words and to use word order rather than inflection or agglutination to express grammatical structure
inflexionsINFLEXION, a change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person also INFLECTION
abbreviationshortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor,U.S. for United States,lb. for pound
inflectionsINFLECTION, a change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person also INFLEXION
clitic(of a word) functioning as a bound form; closely connected in pronunciation with a preceding or following word and not having an independent accent or phonological status
inflectionA change in the form of a word (typically the ending) to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender