word structure

/wərd ˌstrʌktʃər/
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Definitions of word structure
  1. noun
    the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
    synonyms: morphology, sound structure, syllable structure
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    types:
    affixation
    the result of adding an affix to a root word
    type of:
    structure
    the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
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