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Definition allomorph in British English

allomorph noun

[countable] noun
/ˈæləmɔː(r)f/
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one of the forms that a morpheme can have. For example, the plural ending '-s' has three allomorphs: /s/, /z/, and /iz/, as in the words 'trucks', 'cars', and 'buses'.

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Definition allomorph in British English