meronym
meronym · meronyms
мероним
Meronym, Teilbegriff, Bestandsbegriff
A term used to denote a thing that is a part of something elseA term used to denote a thing that is a part of something else.
/ˈmɛɹənɪm/
Meaning
1 sensesA term used to denote a thing that is a part of something else.
The word "leaf" is a meronym of the word "tree".
Meronym, Teilbegriff, Bestandsbegriff
меро́нимmerónim
More definitions
- a word that names a part of a larger whole
Translations
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By meaning 1
word denoting part of whole:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
word denoting part of whole:
Origin
From mero- + -onym, from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”).From mero- + -onym, from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”).
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