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paradigm leveling

paradigm leveling noun: regularisation of a paradigm, alignment of irregular forms on regular forms; replacement of irregular forms by regular forms in an inflection.

Noun

paradigm leveling (countable and uncountable, plural paradigm levelings)

  1. Regularisation of a paradigm, alignment of irregular forms on regular forms; replacement of irregular forms by regular forms in an inflection.
    Synonyms:
    analogical leveling, morphological leveling

Synonyms of paradigm leveling

  • analogical leveling
  • morphological leveling

Forms of paradigm leveling

pluralparadigm levelings

Questions about paradigm leveling

What does paradigm leveling mean?
Paradigm leveling means regularisation of a paradigm, alignment of irregular forms on regular forms; replacement of irregular forms by regular forms in an inflection.
What part of speech is paradigm leveling?
Paradigm leveling is a noun.
What is the plural of paradigm leveling?
The plural of paradigm leveling is paradigm levelings.

Words near paradigm leveling in the dictionary

  1. paradidymis
  2. paradifferential
  3. paradigalla
  4. paradigallas
  5. paradigm
  6. paradigm leveling
  7. paradigm levelings
  8. paradigm shift
  9. paradigm shifts
  10. paradigma
  11. paradigmal

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