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introflection

introflection noun: a style of word formation in which the root is modified and which does not involve stringing morphemes together.

Noun

introflection (countable and uncountable, plural introflections)

  1. A style of word formation in which the root is modified and which does not involve stringing morphemes together.

Forms of introflection

pluralintroflections

Questions about introflection

What does introflection mean?
Introflection means a style of word formation in which the root is modified and which does not involve stringing morphemes together.
What part of speech is introflection?
Introflection is a noun.
What is the plural of introflection?
The plural of introflection is introflections.

Words near introflection in the dictionary

  1. introductory subject
  2. introductory subjects
  3. introductress
  4. introducts
  5. introed
  6. introflection
  7. introflections
  8. introflexed
  9. introflexion
  10. introflexions
  11. introflexive

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