Word: commercialism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: com
mer
cial
ism
Definition: The practices, methods, aims, and spirit of commerce or business.
Morphemes:
Affix: commerce
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To carry on trade; to traffic.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: together
Affix: merx
Language: la
Decoded: merx
Meaning: good, wares, merchandise
Affix: -ial
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms an adjective from a noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns of action or process or result based on the accompanying verb in -ise or -ize.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.