Definition of inflection

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Inflection (n.) A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection..

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Conjugation :: Conjugation (n.) The act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its various parts and inflections.
Theme :: Theme (n.) A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem..
Etymology :: Etymology (n.) That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.
Declension :: Declension (n.) The form of the inflection of a word declined by cases; as, the first or the second declension of nouns, adjectives, etc..
Case :: Case (n.) One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word..
Level :: Level (a.) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection.
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) Same as Diffraction.
Declinable :: Declinable (a.) Capable of being declined; admitting of declension or inflection; as, declinable parts of speech..
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.
Inflected :: Inflected (a.) Having inflections; capable of, or subject to, inflection; inflective..
Comparison :: Comparison (n.) The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison..
Deflectionize :: Deflectionize (v. t.) To free from inflections.
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected..
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc..
Sing :: Sing (v. i.) To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of a given part (as alto, tenor, etc.) in a chorus or concerted piece..
Inflexure :: Inflexure (n.) An inflection; a bend or fold.
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting..
Declension :: Declension (n.) Inflection of nouns, adjectives, etc., according to the grammatical cases..
Anaptotic :: Anaptotic (a.) Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; as, anaptotic languages..
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection..
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