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comeronym

comeronym noun: a word or phrase that shares a holonym with another word or phrase, naming a part of the same whole.

Noun

comeronym (plural comeronyms)

  1. A word or phrase that shares a holonym with another word or phrase, naming a part of the same whole.
    • The representation of positive maleness in Victorian narratives strongly connects the active and physical to either the superordinate face or its comeronyms eyes or mouth, wherein, according to the authors, can be detected evidence of the young hero's superior moral qualities to match his physical...2002, Murray Knowles, Kirsten Malmkjaer, “Traditional juvenile fiction”, in Language and Control in Children's Literature, Routledge, →ISBN

Forms of comeronym

pluralcomeronyms

Origin of comeronym

From co- + meronym.

Questions about comeronym

What does comeronym mean?
Comeronym means a word or phrase that shares a holonym with another word or phrase, naming a part of the same whole.
What part of speech is comeronym?
Comeronym is a noun.
What is the plural of comeronym?
The plural of comeronym is comeronyms.

Words near comeronym in the dictionary

  1. comephorids
  2. comer
  3. Comerford
  4. Comerfords
  5. comerlongerme
  6. comeronym
  7. comeronymic
  8. comeronymous
  9. comeronyms
  10. comeronymy
  11. comers

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