Word: transgression
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: trans
gres
sion
Definition: A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.
Morphemes:
Affix: transgress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: transgressus
Language: la
Decoded: transgressus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: crossed (climbed or passed over), having crossed
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.