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-morph

-morph

a combining form meaning “form, structure,” of the kind specified by the initial element: isomorph.

Origin:
< Greek -morphos; see -morphous
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-morph is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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-morph
 
n combining form
indicating shape, form, or structure of a specified kind: ectomorph
 
[from Greek -morphos, from morphē shape]
 
-morphic
 
adj combining form
 
-morphous
 
adj combining form
 
-morphy
 
n combining form

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-morph suff.
Form; shape; structure: endomorph.

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