Allomorph Definition
ălə-môrf
noun
Any of the variant forms of a morpheme. For example, the phonetic (s) of cats (kăts), (z) of pigs (pĭgz), and (ĭz) horses (hôr&STRESS;sĭz) are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme.
American Heritage
Any of the crystalline forms of a substance existing in more than one such form.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Any of the variant forms of a morpheme as conditioned by position or adjoining sounds.
Webster's New World
(chemistry) Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Allomorph
Noun
Singular:
allomorph
Plural:
allomorphsOrigin of Allomorph
allo– morph(eme)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
allo- + -morph
From Wiktionary
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