| NOUN | relation | inflection, inflexion | a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | inflection, prosody | the patterns of stress and intonation in a language | |
| event | inflection, flection, flexion | deviation from a straight or normal course | |
| communication | inflection, modulation | a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified |
| Sounds | ihnfleh'kshahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function. | |
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| Synonym | inflexion | |
| Narrower | conjugation | The inflection of verbs |
| declension | The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages | |
| paradigm | Systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word | |
| pluralization, pluralisation | The act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to | |
| Broader | grammatical relation | A linguistic relation established by grammar |
| Spanish | accidente, flexión, inflexión | |
| Catalan | accident, flexió, inflexió | |
| Adjectives | inflectional | characterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions |
| Verbs | inflect | change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language |
| Meaning | The patterns of stress and intonation in a language. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | prosody | |
| Narrower | caesura | A break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line |
| enjambment, enjambement | The continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause | |
| intonation, modulation, pitch contour | Rise and fall of the voice pitch | |
| rhythm, speech rhythm | The arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements | |
| stress, emphasis, accent | The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) | |
| Broader | manner of speaking, speech, delivery | Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally |
| Spanish | prosodia | |
| Catalan | prosòdia | |
| Verbs | inflect | vary the pitch of one's speech |
| Meaning | deviation from a straight or normal course. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | flection, flexion | |
| Broader | deviation, divergence, departure, difference | A variation that deviates from the standard or norm |
| Spanish | inflexión | |
| Meaning | A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | modulation | |
| Broader | manner of speaking, speech, delivery | Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally |
| Spanish | inflexión | |
| Verbs | inflect | vary the pitch of one's speech |
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