meronym

noun
/ˈmɛɹənɪm/

Etymology

From mero- + -onym, from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”).

  1. derived from μέρος

Definitions

  1. A term used to denote a thing that is a part of something else.

    • The word "leaf" is a meronym of the word "tree".

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for meronym. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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