Word: garbology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gar
bol
o
gy
Definition: The anthropological study of society through refuse.
Morphemes:
Affix: garbage
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: garber
Language: fro
Decoded: garber
Meaning: to refine, make neat or clean
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of