allomorph

 [al-uh-mawrf]  

al·lo·morph

   [al-uh-mawrf]
noun
1.
any of two or more different forms of the same chemical compound.
2.
Linguistics. one of the alternate contextually determined phonological shapes of a morpheme, as en in oxen, which is an allomorph of the English plural morpheme. Compare morph.
3.
Mineralogy. paramorph.
Origin:
1865–70; allo- + -morph

Related forms
al·lo·mor·phic, adjective
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Allomorph is always a great word to know.
So is anterior. Does it mean:
distinctive feature analysis articulated in the region extending from the alveolar ridge to the lips; alveolar, dental, labial
the cultural correlate, reference, or denotation of an expression separate from linguistic content
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allomorph (ˈæləˌmɔːf)
 
—n
1.  linguistics any of the phonological representations of a single morpheme. For example, the final (s) and (z) sounds of bets and beds are allomorphs of the English noun-plural morpheme
2.  any of two or more different crystalline forms of a chemical compound, such as a mineral
 
allo'morphic
 
—adj

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