Word: preadoption
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
a
dop
tion
Definition: Adoption in advance; the act of preadopting.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; earlier in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: ad-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: toward, to, tendency, or addition.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad-
Language: la
Decoded: ad-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: to
Affix: opt
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To choose; select.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: optare
Language: la
Decoded: optare
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I choose, select, opt.
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.