Word: culmination
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cul
mi
na
tion
Definition: The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
Morphemes:
Affix: culminate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: culmen
Language: la
Decoded: culmen
Meaning: peak, the highest point
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.