Word: exceptional
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ex
cep
tion
al
Definition: Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
Morphemes:
Affix: except
Language: en
PoS: Conjunction
Meaning: Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: exceptus
Language: la
Decoded: exceptus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: taken out, having been taken out; excepted, having been excepted
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -al
Language: en
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.