Word: parallelism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: par
al
lel
ism
Definition: The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, introduced for rhetorical effect.
Morphemes:
Affix: parallel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something identical or similar in essential respects.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: parallelus
Language: la
Decoded: parallelus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: parallel
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.