alomorfo

Definitions of alomorfo
  1. noun
    a variant phonological representation of a morpheme
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    type of:
    morfema
    minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
  2. noun
    any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound
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    type of:
    compuesto, compuesto químico
    (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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