Word: ostension
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: os
ten
sion
Definition: An act of showing or demonstrating.
Morphemes:
Affix: ostension
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An act of showing or demonstrating.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ob-
Language: la
Decoded: ob-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: towards; against
Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To exert one's self in opposition, to strive, try, endeavor, contend.
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.