inflexion
inflexion noun: dated spelling of inflection.
Noun
inflexion (countable and uncountable, plural inflexions)
- Dated spelling of inflection.
- […] I do not like the studied air and artificial inflexions of voice which your very popular and most admired preachers generally have.c. 1803–1805, Jane Austen, “The Watsons”, in J[ames] E[dward] Austen[-]Leigh, A Memoir of Jane Austen: […] to which is Added Lady Susan and Fragments of Two Other Unfinished Tales by Miss Austen, 2nd...
- “Connexion” is the etymological (ie, “correct”) spelling. That is to say, our word is derived from an actual Latin noun, cf. deflexion, inflexion, and reflexion. […] And it might make life easier to abolish the letter “x”. But why should we cut off the fascinating roots of our words? I should carry...[2005 April 11, Philip Howard, “Modern Manners”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2026
inflexion meaning in Tamil
inflexion in Tamil
- வளைப்புமாற்றம், வளைவுமாற்றம்
Forms of inflexion
| plural | inflexions |
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Origin of inflexion
From Middle French inflexion, itself from Latin īnflexiō.
Words formed from inflexion
Questions about inflexion
- What does inflexion mean?
- Inflexion means dated spelling of inflection.
- What is inflexion in Tamil?
- Inflexion in Tamil is வளைப்புமாற்றம், வளைவுமாற்றம். See Inflexion meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inflexion?
- Inflexion is a noun.
- What is the plural of inflexion?
- The plural of inflexion is inflexions.
Words near inflexion in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inflexion (page history and authors); inflexion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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