Word: parachordal
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: par
a
chor
dal
Definition: Such a bar of cartilage that will form the base of the skull.
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: beside, near, alongside; throughout
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρά
Language: grc
Decoded: para
Meaning: beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to
Affix: chord
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A horizontal member of a truss.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.