Word: byelection
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: by
e
lec
tion
Definition: An election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly-scheduled elections.
Morphemes:
Affix: by-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: nearness or roundaboutness
Affix: elect
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ē-
Language: la
Decoded: e-
Meaning: out
Affix: legō
Language: la
Decoded: lego
Meaning: to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.
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.