noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/mɔːˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
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General-American:/mɔɹˈfɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
Australian:/moːˈfɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Meaning 1
A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning 2
A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Meaning 3
A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Meaning 4
A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
Mathematical morphology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Meaning 5
The form and structure of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning 6
A description of the form and structure of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning 7
the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: biology, biological science
Narrower terms: anatomy, general anatomy
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Meaning 8
the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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