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What does inflection mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word inflection? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
  2. A change in pitch or tone of voice.
  3. (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
  4. A turning away from a straight course.
  5. (optometry) diffraction
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They show both Viennese classical charm and the inflection of English and Scottish folk-song characteristic of his many ballad operas.
Who needs fancy words when an effortless turn of inflection can speak volumes?
The chapter concludes with a discussion of agreement markers triggered by inflection classes.
He also should constantly be developing an ear for the cadence and inflection of the languages.
French has inflectional morphology to indicate plurality, person, number, and tense, so inflection is not a foreign concept.
The Christological inflection, however, particularizes these common nouns by the use of the definite article.

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