Word: socialism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: so
cial
ism
Definition: The intermediate phase of social development between capitalism and communism in Marxist theory in which the state has control of the means of production.
Morphemes:
Affix: social
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to society; the state of being with someone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: socius
Language: la
Decoded: socius
Meaning: associated, allied; companion, ally
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.