Word: contextualism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
tex
tu
a
li
sm
Definition: Any of a group of doctrines that stress the importance of context
Morphemes:
Affix: context
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contextus
Language: la
Decoded: contextus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: connection, coherence
Affix: -ual
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -al. Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.