morphon

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English

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek μορφῶν (morphôn), present participle of the verb μορφάω (morpháō, “form”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

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morphon (plural morphons)

  1. (biology, archaic) A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form, according to Ernst Haeckel.[1]
  2. (linguistics) A unit of morphology.

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References

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  1. ^ “morphon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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