meronymy
meronymy · meronymies
меронимия
The relationship of being a constituent part or member of somethingThe relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.
/mɪˈrɒ.nɪ.mɪ/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.
меронимияmeronimija
More definitions
- the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
system of meronyms:
Origin
From mero- + -onymy (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)); coFrom mero- + -onymy (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)); compare meronym.
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Forms
plural: meronymies| Singular | meronymy |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole:part to whole relation
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable