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meronyms

meronyms is the plural of meronym.

Meaning of meronym

Noun

meronym (plural meronyms)

  1. A term used to denote a thing that is a part of something else.
    • The word "leaf" is a meronym of the word "tree".
    Synonyms:
    partonym
    Antonyms:
    holonym

Questions about meronyms

What is meronyms the plural of?
Meronyms is the plural of meronym.

Words near meronyms in the dictionary

  1. meronymical
  2. meronymically
  3. meronymies
  4. meronymous
  5. meronymously
  6. meronyms
  7. meronymy
  8. Meroo
  9. Merope
  10. meropeid
  11. meropeids

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