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morphology.

A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:

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Meaning & usage

noun/mɔːˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/Received-Pronunciation/mɔɹˈfɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/General-American/moːˈfɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/Australia
  1. A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially: The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).

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  2. A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially: The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.

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  3. A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially: The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.

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  4. A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially: Mathematical morphology.

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  5. The form and structure of something.

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  6. A description of the form and structure of something.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Morphologie. By surface analysis, morpho- + -logy.

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