Defenition of the word inflection
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Defenition of the word inflection
- the act of bending something
- a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
- the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
- a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
- deviation from a straight or normal course
Synonyms for the word inflection
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- bend
- bending
- flection
- flex
- flexion
- inflexion
- intonation
- modulation
- nuance
- prosody
- shade
- tone
- variation
- variety
Similar words in the inflection
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- inflection
- inflection's
- inflectional
- inflections
Hyponyms for the word inflection
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- accent
- caesura
- conjugation
- declension
- emphasis
- enjambement
- enjambment
- intonation
- modulation
- paradigm
- pitch contour
- pluralisation
- pluralization
- rhythm
- speech rhythm
- stress
Hypernyms for the word inflection
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- change of shape
- delivery
- departure
- deviation
- difference
- divergence
- grammatical relation
- manner of speaking
- speech
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