Word: hyphenism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
phe
ni
sm
Definition: The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, as in "Irish-American".
Morphemes:
Affix: hyphen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American; female-academic", etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπό
Language: grc
Decoded: upo
Meaning: under
Affix: ἕν
Language: grc
Decoded: en
Meaning: one
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.