Word: declamation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dec
la
ma
tion
Definition: Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.
Morphemes:
Affix: declamation
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
Meaning: of; from, away from
Affix: clāmō
Language: la
Decoded: clamo
Meaning: cry out, call
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.