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meronym
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Princeton's WordNet
meronym, part namenoun
a word that names a part of a larger whole
"`brim' and `crown' are meronyms of `hat'"
Wiktionary
meronymnoun
A term that denotes a part of the whole that is denoted by another term.
The word "arm" is a meronym of the word "body".
Etymology: from μέρος + ὄνομα.
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meronym
A meronym is a term used in linguistics and semantics to denote a certain type of relationship between words. Specifically, a meronym is a word that refers to a part of something or a member of a set. It is a word which stands for a part or a portion of a whole or a larger entity. For example, in the sentence "a wheel is part of a car," "wheel" is a meronym of "car."
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Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1846","1"],["1967","8"],["1970","2"],["1977","1"],["1983","1"],["1984","1"],["1986","30"],["1988","5"],["1990","10"],["1991","8"],["1992","95"],["1993","1"],["1994","3"],["1996","21"],["1997","16"],["1998","33"],["1999","26"],["2000","46"],["2001","40"],["2002","44"],["2003","126"],["2004","52"],["2005","89"],["2006","93"],["2007","60"],["2008","68"]]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of meronym in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of meronym in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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