Word: outmarriages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: out
ma
rria
ges
Definition: Plural of outmarriage. Marrying outside one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group.
Morphemes:
Affix: out-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Toward the outside of, away from
Affix: marry
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: marito
Language: la
Decoded: marito
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: marital, matrimonial, conjugal
Affix: -age
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns of a state or relationship
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āticum
Language: la
Decoded: -aticum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating pertinence to the root verb or noun.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.