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morpho-

a combining form meaning “form, structure,” used in the formation of compound words: morphology.
Also, especially before a vowel, morph-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of morph
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morph-  
pref.  Variant of morpho-.
morpho- or morph-  
pref.  
  1. Form; shape; structure: morphogenesis.

  2. Morpheme: morphophonemics.


[Greek, from morphē, shape.]
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morpho- or morph-
pref.
Form; shape; structure: morphogenesis.

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