Word: reductivism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
duc
tiv
ism
Definition: A minimalist movement in abstract painting and sculpture from the 1950s onwards.
Morphemes:
Affix: reductive
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: That reduces an argument, issue etc. to its most basic terms; simplistic, reductionist.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: reducere
Language: la
Decoded: reducere
Meaning: to reduce
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.