Word: abdication
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ab
di
ca
tion
Definition: The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
Morphemes:
Affix: abdicate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab
Language: la
Decoded: ab
Meaning: away
Affix: dicō
Language: la
Decoded: dico
Meaning: proclaim, dedicate, declare
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.