Word: postponement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: post
pone
ment
Definition: A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
Morphemes:
Affix: postpone
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: post
Language: la
Decoded: post
Meaning: after
Affix: po-
Language: la
Decoded: po-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: off, away
Affix: sinō
Language: la
Decoded: sino
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I put, lay, set down.
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.