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meronomy

meronomy noun: a hierarchy that deals with part–whole relationships rather than the discrete sets of a taxonomy.

Noun

meronomy (plural meronomies)

  1. A hierarchy that deals with part–whole relationships rather than the discrete sets of a taxonomy.
    Synonyms:
    partonomy

Synonyms of meronomy

Forms of meronomy

pluralmeronomies

Origin of meronomy

From mero- + -nomy.

Questions about meronomy

What does meronomy mean?
Meronomy means a hierarchy that deals with part–whole relationships rather than the discrete sets of a taxonomy.
What part of speech is meronomy?
Meronomy is a noun.
What is the plural of meronomy?
The plural of meronomy is meronomies.

Words near meronomy in the dictionary

  1. meromyosin
  2. meromyosins
  3. meron
  4. meronic
  5. meronomies
  6. meronomy
  7. merons
  8. meront
  9. meronts
  10. meronym
  11. meronymic

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