Word: curtailment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cur
tail
ment
Definition: The act of curtailing; terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
Morphemes:
Affix: curtail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: court
Language: fro
Decoded: court
Meaning: short
Affix: -ault
Language: fro
Decoded: -ault
Meaning: -ault
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.