Word: expungement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
xpunge
ment
Definition: The act of expunging; deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
Morphemes:
Affix: expunge
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To erase or strike out.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex
Language: la
Decoded: ex
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: out of, from
Affix: pungo
Language: la
Decoded: pungo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I prick, puncture, sting
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.