Word: organicism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: or
gan
i
cism
Definition: The theory that the total organization of an organism is more important than the functioning of its individual organs.
Morphemes:
Affix: organic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: organicus
Language: la
Decoded: organicus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: instrumental
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.