Word: elimination
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
li
mi
na
tion
Definition: The act of excluding a losing contestant from a match, tournament, or other competition.
Morphemes:
Affix: eliminate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: e
Language: la
Decoded: e
Meaning: out
Affix: līmus
Language: la
Decoded: limus
Meaning: transverse, oblique
Affix: -men
Language: la
Decoded: -men
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms neuter nouns of the third declension
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.