Word: overgeneration
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ver
ge
ner
a
tion
Definition: The generation of too much or too many of something; overproduction.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: generate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To bring into being; give rise to.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: generātus
Language: la
Decoded: generatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: sprung from, having descended from.
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.