Complete Definition of "meronymy"

English

Noun
meronymy
#A system of meronyms; A name of a constituent part of, the substance of, or a member of something.
#:"Blue" is a meronym of "color."
#:"Doctor" is a meronym<!--y--> of "professional."
#:"St Paul's Cathedral" is a meronym<!--y--> of "Church of England."

Antonyms
holonymy

See also
semantics
synonymy
antonymy
homonymy
polysemy
paronyms
hypernymy
hyponymy
metonymy
holonymy
exocentric
endocentric

category:English borrowed words

pedialite

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