mereology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The discipline which deals with the relationship of parts with their respective wholes.

/ˌmɪəɹiˈɒləd͡ʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mereology.wav

mereology mereologies

Coined by Stanisław Leśniewski in 1927, from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + -logy (“study, discussion, science”).

mereotopology meronymy

mereological mereologist

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