Word: countermandment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: coun
ter
mand
ment
Definition: The act of countermanding; cancel officially
Morphemes:
Affix: countermand
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contra
Language: la
Decoded: contra
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: in return, back
Affix: manus
Language: la
Decoded: manus
Meaning: hand, handwriting, power
Affix: dō
Language: la
Decoded: do
Meaning: I give, I offer or render
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.