Word: surfacism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sur
fa
ci
sm
Definition: In transformational grammar, the belief that deep and surface structures are similar.
Morphemes:
Affix: surface
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To bring to the surface.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sur-
Language: fr
Decoded: sur-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: over, on top of
Affix: face
Language: fr
Decoded: face
PoS: Noun
Meaning: surface, side
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.