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English noun: inflection | |||
| 1. | inflection a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function | ||
| Synonyms | inflexion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grammatical relation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conjugation, declension, paradigm, pluralisation, pluralization | ||
| 2. | inflection (communication) the patterns of stress and intonation in a language | ||
| Synonyms | prosody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delivery, manner of speaking, speech | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accent, caesura, emphasis, enjambement, enjambment, intonation, modulation, pitch contour, rhythm, speech rhythm, stress | ||
| 3. | inflection (event) deviation from a straight or normal course | ||
| Synonyms | flection, flexion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | departure, deviation, difference, divergence | ||
| 4. | inflection (communication) a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified | ||
| Synonyms | modulation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delivery, manner of speaking, speech | ||
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