Word: antitelephones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ti
te
le
phones
Definition: Plural of antitelephone. A hypothetical device, used in thought experiments on causality, that could be used to send signals into one's own past.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Against, hostile to.
Affix: telephone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τῆλε
Language: grc
Decoded: tele
Meaning: afar
Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: voice, sound
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.