mor‧phol‧o‧gy /mɔːˈfɒlədʒi $ mɔːrˈfɑː-/ noun (plural morphologies) technical
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Greek; Origin: morphe 'form' + English -ology]

1. [uncountable] the study of the morphemes of a language and of the way in which they are joined together to make words ⇒ syntax

2. [uncountable] the scientific study of the form and structure of animals and plants

3. [uncountable and countable] the structure of an object or system or the way it was formed
—morphological /ˌmɔːfəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ ˌmɔːrfəˈlɑː-/ adjective:
the morphological features of cells
—morphologically /-kli/ adverb

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