Word: preëmption
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
e
mnec
tion
Definition: rare spelling of preemption; the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
Morphemes:
Affix: preëmption
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: rare spelling of preemption; the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: before
Affix: emō
Language: la
Decoded: emo
Meaning: to buy
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.