What is another word for accidence?

Pronunciation: [ˈaksɪdəns] (IPA)

Accidence refers to the study of the inflectional forms of words, in particular, the morphological changes that occur in the different parts of speech. However, there are several other synonymous words that can be used in place of accidence. For instance, morphology, which refers to the branch of linguistics that studies the structure of words, is a perfect synonym for accidence. Additionally, inflection, another word that can be used in place of accidence, refers to the changes in a word's form to convey grammatical information, such as tense, case, number, or gender. Other synonymous words for accidence include grammatical endings, word forms, and declension.

Synonyms for Accidence:

What are the hypernyms for Accidence?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Accidence?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for accidence (as nouns)

Usage examples for Accidence

He is next heard of as printing in London in 1544. At York a Directorium was printed by Hugo Goes, and there is a seventeenth century reference to a Donatus minor and accidence from his press.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
But in such songs of yours as you have permitted me to hear, you seem to have escaped out of that elementary accidence of the poet's art, and to touch, no matter how slightly, on the only lasting interest which the universal heart of man can have in the song of the poet; namely, in the sound which the poet's individual sympathy draws forth from the latent chords in that universal heart.
"Kenelm Chillingly, Book 8."
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
He also appears to have been at George Alley Gate, St. Botolph's parish, where he printed, but without date, Stanbridge's accidence.
"A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898"
Henry R. Plomer

Semantically related words: apostrophe misuse, comma misuse, subject/verb agreement

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