Word: preamendment
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: prea
mend
ment
Definition: Before an amendment.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; earlier in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: amend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex
Language: la
Decoded: ex
Meaning: from, out of
Affix: mendum
Language: la
Decoded: mendum
Meaning: fault
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.