Word: occasionalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: oc
ca
sion
al
ism
Definition: A nonce word; a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion
Morphemes:
Affix: occasion
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A special event or function.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: occasionem
Language: la
Decoded: occasionem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: occasion, opportunity
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.