Word: buttonology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bu
tto
no
lo
gy
Definition: The study of buttons (clothing fasteners and badges).
Morphemes:
Affix: button
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.