inflectional

inflectional

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Etymology

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English inflection
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English inflectional

    From inflection + -al.

    Adjective

    inflectional (comparative more inflectional, superlative most inflectional)

    1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to inflection.
      Antonym: derivational
    2. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a point of inflection of a curve.

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