Word: quasigovernment
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: qua
si
go
vern
ment
Definition: Quasigovernmental; a business enterprise where the government or state has significant control through full, majority, or significant minority ownership
Morphemes:
Affix: quasi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Similar to, but not exactly the same as; virtual(ly).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: quam
Language: la
Decoded: quam
PoS: Conjunction
Meaning: than
Affix: sī
Language: la
Decoded: si
PoS: Conjunction
Meaning: if, supposing that
Affix: govern
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of governing; the act of governing; exercising authority
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κυβερνάω
Language: grc
Decoded: kubernao
Meaning: I steer, drive, govern
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.