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allomorph (dict)
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AllomorphThis article is about a lingustic term. See Pseudomorph for another meaning of the word.
In linguistics an allomorph is a variant form of a morpheme. The meaning remains the same, while the sound can vary. For example, in the English language the past tense morpheme is -ed. It occurs in several allomorphs - as Id - in 'hunted',
- as d - in 'buzzed',
- as t - in 'fished'
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