Word: ruralization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ru
ral
i
za
tion
Definition: the proportion of a region's population that live in villages and small communities; the rate at which this proportion is growing
Morphemes:
Affix: rural
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rūs
Language: la
Decoded: rus
Meaning: countryside
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A state or quality