inflections

noun

a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

deviation from a straight or normal course

the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

Roots

flectoflect- · Latin · bend

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