Definition:
- (n.) The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.
- (n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
- (n.) A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.
- (n.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.
- (n.) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.
- (n.) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting.
- (n.) Same as Diffraction.
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accent vs. inflection
inflection vs. pivot
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hue vs. inflection
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desinence vs. inflection
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calque vs. inflection
derivation vs. inflection
formative vs. inflection
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inflection vs. thematic
cadence vs. inflection
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inflection vs. intonation
inflection vs. syncretistic
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inflection vs. paradigm
inflection vs. invariable
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conjugation vs. inflection
flexion vs. inflection
flection vs. inflection
diffraction vs. inflection
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convex vs. inflection
concave vs. inflection
inflection vs. pitch
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inflect vs. inflection
declension vs. inflection
case vs. inflection
genitive vs. inflection
inflection vs. number