Allomorph Definition

ălə-môrf
noun
Any of the variant forms of a morpheme. For example, the phonetic (s) of cats (kăts), (z) of pigs (pĭgz), and (ĭz) horses (hôr&STRESS;sĭz) are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme.
American Heritage
Any of the crystalline forms of a substance existing in more than one such form.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Any of the variant forms of a morpheme as conditioned by position or adjoining sounds.
Webster's New World

(chemistry) Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Allomorph

Noun

Singular:
allomorph
Plural:
allomorphs

Origin of Allomorph

  • allo– morph(eme)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • allo- +‎ -morph

    From Wiktionary

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