Word: disjunction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dis
junc
tion
Definition: During meiosis, the separation of chromosomes (homologous in meiosis I, and sister chromatids in meiosis II).
Morphemes:
Affix: disjunct
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: en
Decoded: dis-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: apart
Affix: junctus
Language: la
Decoded: junctus
Meaning: joined
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.