Word: preselection
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
se
lec
tion
Definition: The process by which a candidate for public office is selected, usually by a political party
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; earlier in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: select
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sē-
Language: la
Decoded: se-
Meaning: without; apart
Affix: legō
Language: la
Decoded: lego
Meaning: gather, select
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.