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What are the suffixs and prefixs of uniformitarianism?

The word "uniformitarianism" doesn't have any prefixes or suffixes in the traditional sense. It's a single, combined word formed from the following components:

* "uni": This prefix means "one" or "single."

* "form": This is the root word, referring to shape or structure.

* "ity": This suffix indicates a state or condition.

* "arian": This suffix denotes a follower or supporter of a particular doctrine or theory.

* "ism": This suffix indicates a doctrine, system, or theory.

Therefore, "uniformitarianism" literally means "the theory of one form," or more precisely, "the doctrine that the Earth's geological processes have operated at the same rates and in the same ways throughout history."

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