Word: gynocriticisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gy
no
cri
ti
ci
sms
Definition: Plural of gynocriticism; the term coined in the seventies by Elaine Showalter to describe a new literary project intended to construct "a female framework for the analysis of women's literature"
Morphemes:
Affix: gyno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to women; an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γυνή
Language: grc
Decoded: gune
Meaning: female
Affix: critic
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: (the art of criticism)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κριτικός
Language: grc
Decoded: kritikos
Meaning: of or for judging, able to discern
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of conditions or syndromes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.