Word: metapurpose
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
pur
pose
Definition: A secondary or higher-level purpose.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc.
Affix: purpose
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To design for some purpose.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: purpose
Language: en
Decoded: purpose
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To design for some purpose.
Affix: -er
Language: en
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing to which the root verb can satisfactorily be done.