morphologic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌmɔrfəˈlɑdʒɪk/ UK /ˌmɔːfəˈlɒdʒɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to the form and structure of organisms or words

The two species show clear morphologic differences in their skulls.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to the form and... structural formalconfigurational

Word family

Derived forms morphologically

Related forms morphologymorphememorph

Etymology

From morphology + -ic; morphology coined in German (Morphologie) by Goethe from Ancient Greek morphē ('form, shape') + -logia ('study of'), from logos ('word, study').

morphē Ancient Greek logos Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# morphologic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɔrfəˈlɑdʒɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɔːfəˈlɒdʒɪk/

## Meanings
1. relating to the form and structure of organisms or words

## Examples
- The two species show clear morphologic differences in their skulls.

## Synonyms
- structural
- formal
- configurational

## Derived Forms
- morphologically

## Related Forms
- morphology
- morpheme
- morph

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: morphē
- Root: logos

## Etymology
From morphology + -ic; morphology coined in German (Morphologie) by Goethe from Ancient Greek morphē ('form, shape') + -logia ('study of'), from logos ('word, study').

## AI Etymology
Morphologic comes from morphology + -ic; morphology coined in German (Morphologie) by Goethe from Ancient Greek morphē ('form, shape') + -logia ('study of'), from logos ('word, study'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek morphē, Ancient Greek logos. The same word family includes morphologically, morphology, morpheme, morph. Its current adjective use means "relating to the form and structure of organisms or words".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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