Word: connectionism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
nec
tion
ism
Definition: any of several fields of psychology that model brain processes in terms of interconnected networks
Morphemes:
Affix: connect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: together
Affix: nectere
Language: la
Decoded: nectere
Meaning: bind
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.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.