Word: desegregation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
seg
re
ga
tion
Definition: The act or process of eliminating segregation.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: segregate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To separate, especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sē-
Language: la
Decoded: se-
Meaning: apart
Affix: gregō
Language: la
Decoded: grego
Meaning: I flock or group
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.