Word: obligation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ob
li
ga
tion
Definition: A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.
Morphemes:
Affix: oblige
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be indebted to someone.
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: characterized by the specified thing
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.