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a: a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants
b : the form and structure of an organism or any of its parts external and internal eye morphology2
a: a study and description of word formation (such as inflection, derivation, and compounding) in language
b : the system of word-forming elements and processes in a language According to English morphology, the third person singular present tense of a verb is formed by adding -s.3
a: a study of structure or form
b : structure, form the unique morphology of the city—H. J. Nelson4
: the external structure of rocks in relation to the development of erosional forms or topographic features morphological adjective or less commonly morphologic Last Updated: 29 Apr 2025 - Updated example sentencesSubscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!
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