meronymy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.

Pronunciation

/mɪˈrɒ.nɪ.mɪ/ LL-Q1860_(eng)-Scelultrix-meronymy.wav

Word forms

meronymy meronymies

Etymology

From mero- + -onymy (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)); compare meronym.

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