Word: emigration
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: em
i
gra
tion
Definition: The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
Morphemes:
Affix: emigrate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: e
Language: la
Decoded: e
Meaning: out
Affix: migrare
Language: la
Decoded: migrare
Meaning: to move, remove, depart
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.