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meronymy

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8 lettersPronunciation /mɪˈrɒ.nɪ.mɪ/Part of speech nounSorted emmnoryyStarts with MEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • But whereas hyponymy is a member–class relation, reflecting a taxonomy or conceptual hierarchy, meronymy is a part–whole relation, reflecting the existence of complex structures in concrete reality.

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