morphological rule

mɔːrfəˈlɒdʒɪkəl ruːl

Definition

Definition of morphological rule - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

linguistics

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linguistic rule for the formation of words

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The morphological rule explains how to form plurals in English.

language

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rule changes word forms

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The morphological rule changes 'run' to 'running'.

grammatical rule

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Expressions with rule

golden rule

basic principle that should always be followed to ensure success

He followed the golden rule of investing: buy low, sell high.

rule out

remove something from consideration or possible choices

We can rule out that explanation.

rule over

have control or authority over a group or area

The king ruled over the entire kingdom.

five-second rule

belief that dropped food is safe if picked up quickly

She ate the cookie, citing the five-second rule.

as a rule

adv.

generally or usually happening or true

As a rule, she arrives early to work.

bend a rule

change a rule slightly to fit a situation

The teacher decided to bend a rule for the student.

Examples of morphological rule in a sentence

Students learn morphological rules in linguistics class.
A morphological rule alters 'happy' to 'happier'.
Morphological rules can transform 'big' into 'bigger'.

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French:règle morphologique, ...
German:morphologische Regel, ...
Italian:regola morfologica, ...
Spanish:regla morfológica, regla de formación de palabras, ...
Portuguese:regra morfológica, regra de morfologia, ...
Chinese:构词规则, ...
Japanese:形態論的規則, ...
Arabic:قَاعِدَة صَرْفِيَّة, قَاعِدَة تَصْرِيفِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:חוֹק מוֹרְפוֹלוֹגִי, ...
Russian:морфологическое правило, ...
Ukrainian:морфологічне правило, правило словозміни, ...
Hindi:रूपात्मक नियम, ...
Bengali:মরফোলজিক্যাল নিয়ম, রূপগত নিয়ম, ...
Catalan:regla morfològica, ...
Czech:morfologické pravidlo, tvaroslovné pravidlo, ...
Danish:morfologisk regel, ordbøjningsregel, ...
Dutch:morfologische regel, ...
Greek:μορφολογικός κανόνας, ...
Hungarian:morfológiai szabály, ...
Khmer:ក្បួនរូបសាស្ត្រពាក្យ, ក្បួនរូបវិទ្យាពាក្យ, ...
Korean:형태론적 규칙, 어형 변화 규칙, ...
Persian:قانون ساختواژی, قانون صرفی, ...
Polish:zasada morfologiczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):regra morfológica, ...
Romanian:regulă morfologică, schimbare morfologică, ...
Swedish:morfologisk regel, ordböjningsregel, ...
Thai:กฎทางภาษาศาสตร์, กฎทางสัณฐานวิทยา, ...
Turkish:morfolojik kural, biçimbilimsel kural, ...
Vietnamese:quy tắc hình thái, quy tắc biến đổi từ, ...

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Definition of morphological rule - Reverso English Dictionary

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