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meronym

noun /ˈmɛɹənɪm/

  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".

Where it comes from

From mero- + -onym, from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry meronym (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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