inflection
/ɪn'flɛkʃən/
noun
10 letters3 syllables15 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1
A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified.
2
The patterns of stress and intonation in a language.
3
Deviation from a straight or normal course.
4
A change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function.
WORD FORMS
Related forminflect
Related forminflectional
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latininflectionway
Starts & ends withI … N
Syllablesin · flec · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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