Word: officeholding
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ffice
hol
ding
Definition: The holding of an office (formal role).
Morphemes:
Affix: office
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: opus
Language: la
Decoded: opus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: work, accomplishment
Affix: -i-
Language: la
Decoded: -i-
Meaning: connective
Affix: -fex
Language: la
Decoded: -fex
Meaning: combining form of facere: to do, to make
Affix: hold
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An act or instance of holding.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.