Word: bicameralism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
cam
er
al
ism
Definition: Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)
Morphemes:
Affix: bicameral
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Being or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bi-
Language: en
Decoded: bi-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: two, paired, both
Affix: camera
Language: la
Decoded: camera
Meaning: chamber
Affix: -al
Language: en
Decoded: -al
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
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.