Word: paramilitaries
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ra
mi
li
ta
ries
Definition: Plural of paramilitary; a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: to guard against, to avert, to shield from; to provide protection against, defence from
Etymology Compounds: Affix: parō
Language: la
Decoded: paro
Meaning: I prepare
Affix: military
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mile
Language: en
Decoded: mile
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese (里) or Arabic mile (al-mīl).
Affix: -s
Language: en
Decoded: -s
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the formation of certain English adverbs.
Affix: -āris
Language: la
Decoded: -aris
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.