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inflectional

[ in-flek-shuh-nl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or used in inflection:

    an inflectional ending.

  2. Linguistics. pertaining to or noting a language, as Latin, characterized by the use of inflection, especially morphemic fusion or irregular morphophonemic alternation. Compare agglutinative ( def 2 ), isolating.


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Other Words From

  • in·flection·al·ly adverb
  • nonin·flection·al adjective
  • nonin·flection·al·ly adverb
  • prein·flection·al adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of inflectional1

First recorded in 1825–35; inflection + -al 1

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