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meronymy

/məˈrɒn.ɪ.mi/

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noun

/məˈrɒn.ɪ.mi/C2formaltechnical
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее семантическое отношение, при котором термин обозначает часть или составляющую более крупного целого.

A noun referring to the semantic relationship in which a term denotes a part or constituent of a larger whole.

uncountable

  1. Part-whole semantic relationC2formal

    The semantic relationship in which a term denotes a part or constituent of something larger.

    ruМеронимия

    • In linguistics, 'finger' is a meronymy of 'hand'.
    • The concept of meronymy helps analyze how parts relate to wholes.
    • Meronymy is studied alongside holonymy in lexical semantics.
Forms
  • meronymies plural form
  • meronymies' possessive plural form
  • meronymy's possessive singular form