Word: overgeneration
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ver
ge
ner
a
tion
Definition: The situation where a language user makes excessive use of a word, phrase, or structure.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: generate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: generātus
Language: la
Decoded: generatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: produced, having been produced.
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.