meronymy
/mɪˈrɒ.nɪ.mɪ/ · noun
Meaning
- The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.
Etymology / origin
From mero- + -onymy (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)); compare meronym.
- μέρος(Ancient Greek)→
- meronymy (English)
- Relations: der
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