Word: microtonalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
to
na
li
sm
Definition: The use of microtones in music.
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: tone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.