Word: circumambulation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cir
cum
am
bu
la
tion
Definition: The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
Morphemes:
Affix: circum-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around, surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: circum-
Language: la
Decoded: circum-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: circum- (round, about)
Affix: ambulate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ambulatus
Language: la
Decoded: ambulatus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: walking
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.