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morphologically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

With regard to morphology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a morphological manner; with regard to morphology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • these two plants are morphologically related

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English morphology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English morphological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English morphologically From morphological + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: morfològicament — with regard to morphology
  • French: morphologiquement — with regard to morphology
  • German: morphologisch — with regard to morphology
  • Italian: morfologicamente — with regard to morphology
  • Polish: morfologicznie — with regard to morphology
  • Portuguese: morfologicamente — with regard to morphology
  • Russian: морфологи́чески (morfologíčeski) — with regard to morphology
  • Spanish: morfológicamente — with regard to morphology