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English to English noun
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any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound |  | Example: calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite
source: wordnet30
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a variant phonological representation of a morpheme | | Example: the final sounds of `bets' and `beds' and `horses' and `oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme
source: wordnet30
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Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; -- as, carbonate of lime occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite. | | source: webster1913
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