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meronymy

me·ro·nymy

UK/mɪˈrɒ.nɪ.mɪ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole

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Origin

From mero- + -onymy (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)); compare meronym.

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