Word: parallelism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: par
al
lel
ism
Definition: Similarity of features between two species resulting from their having taken similar evolutionary paths following their initial divergence from a common ancestor.
Morphemes:
Affix: parallel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: parallelus
Language: la
Decoded: parallelus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: parallel
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of conditions or syndromes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.