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inflection
Found in thesaurus: grammatical relation, manner of speaking, speech, delivery, departure, divergence, deviation, difference
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inflection
n.
curve, bend; change in pitch or tone of the voice; addition of a suffix or other element to the basic form of a word to change its meaning or function (Grammar)
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Inflection
In grammar, inflection or inflexion is the modification of a word to express different grammatical categories such as tense, case, voice, aspect, person, number, gender and on rare occasion the mood. The inflection of verbs is also called conjugation, and the inflection of nouns, adjectives and pronouns is also called declension.
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inflection
Noun
1. a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
(synonym) inflexion
(hypernym) grammatical relation
(hyponym) conjugation
(derivation) inflect
2. the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
(synonym) prosody
(hypernym) manner of speaking, speech, delivery
(hyponym) intonation, modulation, pitch contour
(derivation) tone, inflect, modulate
3. deviation from a straight or normal course
(synonym) flection, flexion
(hypernym) deviation, divergence, departure, difference
4. a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
(synonym) modulation
(hypernym) manner of speaking, speech, delivery
(derivation) tone, inflect, modulate
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inflection
n.
ohýbání; skloňování; časování; modulace hlasu
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inflection
Rzecz.
fleksja; odmiana; końcówka fleksyjna; modulacja
