Word: subepidemic
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: su
be
pi
de
mic
Definition: An epidemic (increased occurrence of a disease in population) making up part of a larger epidemic.
Morphemes:
Affix: sub-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: almost, nearly
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
Affix: epi-
Language: en
Meaning: on
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐπί
Language: grc
Decoded: epi
Meaning: on top of
Affix: deme
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A distinct local population of plants or animals.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δῆμος
Language: grc
Decoded: demos
Meaning: district
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to