Word: downtraces
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: down
tra
ces
Definition: Plural of downtrace. The set of subordinate units lower in the chain of command from a specified unit.
Morphemes:
Affix: down-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: lower position or direction, literally or figuratively.
Affix: trace
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trace
Language: fro
Decoded: trace
Meaning: an outline, track, trace
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.