Meronymy Definition
noun
(semantics) The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.
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Synonyms:
- part to whole relation
Other Word Forms of Meronymy
Noun
Singular:
meronymy
Plural:
meronymiesOrigin of Meronymy
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From mero- + -nym (from Ancient Greek μέρος (meros, “part”) + ὄνομα (onoma, “name”)) + -y (“suffix forming abstract noun”); compare meronym.
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