Word: preparsing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pre
par
sing
Definition: Present participle of preparse
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: parse
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pars
Language: la
Decoded: pars
Meaning: part, piece, share
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.