Word: nonproliferation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
pro
lif
er
a
tion
Definition: stopping proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: proliferate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pro-
Language: la
Decoded: pro-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bringing into being, forth, or into the open
Affix: oleō
Language: la
Decoded: oleo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I am given away by smell; I smell of.
Affix: pro-
Language: la
Decoded: pro-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bringing into being, forth, or into the open
Affix: oleō
Language: la
Decoded: oleo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I am given away by smell; I smell of.
Affix: pro-
Language: la
Decoded: pro-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bringing into being, forth, or into the open
Affix: oleō
Language: la
Decoded: oleo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I am given away by smell; I smell of.
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.