Word: dissections
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
ssec
tions
Definition: Plural of dissection; detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)
Morphemes:
Affix: dissect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: asunder
Affix: secare
Language: la
Decoded: secare
Meaning: to cut
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.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.