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inflexions

UK/ɪnˈflɛkʃən/

inflexions is the plural of inflexion.

Meaning of inflexion

Noun

inflexion (countable and uncountable, plural inflexions)

  1. (UK) 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...

Questions about inflexions

What is inflexions the plural of?
Inflexions is the plural of inflexion.
How do you pronounce inflexions?
Inflexions is pronounced /ɪnˈflɛkʃən/ (UK).

Words near inflexions in the dictionary

  1. inflexing
  2. inflexion
  3. inflexional
  4. inflexionally
  5. inflexionless
  6. inflexions
  7. inflexive
  8. inflexure
  9. inflexures
  10. inflict
  11. inflictable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inflexions (page history and authors); inflexion (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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