morph
A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.
Other meanings
An allomorph: one of a set of realizations that a morpheme can have in different contexts.
A variety of a species, distinguishable from other individuals of the species by morphology or behaviour.
Related words
- morphic
- morpho-
- morphological
- muscle morph
Word history
From Ancient Greek "μορφή" (form, shape).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “morph” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.