Word: deferment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
fer
ment
Definition: Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.
Morphemes:
Affix: defer
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to postpone induction into military service.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: ferō
Language: la
Decoded: fero
Meaning: carry, bear
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.