Word: abduction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ab
duc
tion
Definition: The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
Morphemes:
Affix: abduct
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab
Language: la
Decoded: ab
Meaning: away
Affix: duco
Language: la
Decoded: duco
Meaning: to lead
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.