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English noun: allomorph

1. allomorph (substance) any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound


SamplesCalcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite.


Broader (hypernym)chemical compound, compound

2. allomorph (communication) a variant phonological representation of a morpheme


SamplesThe final sounds of `bets' and `beds' and `horses' and `oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme.


Broader (hypernym)morpheme


Narrower (hyponym)morphophoneme









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