morphology

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Morphologie. By surface analysis, morpho- +‎ -logy. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɔːˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (General American) IPA(key): /mɔɹˈfɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /moːˈfɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ === Noun === morphology (countable and uncountable, plural morphologies) (uncountable) A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially: (linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks). (biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants. Hyponym: anatomy (geology) The study of the structure of rocks and landforms. (mathematics) Mathematical morphology. (countable) The form and structure of something. (countable) A description of the form and structure of something. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Wikipedia article on morphology in linguistics. Category:Linguistic morphology Appendix:Morphology === Further reading === “morphology”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “morphology”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. morphology in Britannica Dictionary