inflexion

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

From Middle French inflexion, itself from Latin īnflexiō.

The conversation went on, every tone and inflexion distinctly audible above the noise of the storm. — The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, Algernon Blackwood
Imperative Mood.—Verbs forming the past tense in de or te take no inflexion in the 2nd pers. sing. imperative. — The Story of Genesis and Exodus: An Early English Song, about 1250 A.D., Unknown
I had read in some work of Herbert Spencer's that speech takes on tuneful inflexions whenever emotion comes into play. — My Reminiscences, Rabindranath Tagore

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