Word: scanlation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sca
nla
tion
Definition: The process of scanning and translating foreign language comics (especially Japanese manga or Korean manhwa) into the translator's language, for free distribution over the Internet.
Morphemes:
Affix: scan
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instance of scanning.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scannen
Language: enm
Decoded: scannen
Meaning: to mark off verse to show metrical structure
Affix: translate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To provide a translation of spoken words or written text in another language; to be, or be capable of being, rendered in another language.
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.