Inflexion

Quick meaning: Inflexion is a noun meaning (chiefly British) Dated spelling of inflection.

Meaning

(chiefly British) Dated spelling of inflection.

Example Sentences

[…] I do not like the studied air and artificial inflexions of voice which your very popular and most admired preachers generally have.

“Connexion” is the etymological (ie, “correct”) spelling. That is to say, our word is derived from an actual Latin noun, cf. deflexion, inflexion, and reflexion. […] And it might make life easier to abolish the letter “x”. But why should we cut off the fascinating roots of our words? I should carry on preferring “connexion”.

Word Forms

• inflexions

Synonyms for inflexion

Depending on context, synonyms include inflection.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inflection, inflections, deflexion, inflecting, nasalization, accentuation.

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