Word: trepidation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: trep
i
da
tion
Definition: A libration of the starry sphere in the Ptolemaic system; a motion ascribed to the firmament, to account for certain small changes in the position of the ecliptic and of the stars.
Morphemes:
Affix: trepidation
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A libration of the starry sphere in the Ptolemaic system; a motion ascribed to the firmament, to account for certain small changes in the position of the ecliptic and of the stars.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trepidus
Language: la
Decoded: trepidus
Meaning: nervous
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
Meaning: -ation