NOUN | communication | meronym, part name | a word that names a part of a larger whole |
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Meaning | A word that names a part of a larger whole. | |
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Example | "'brim' and 'crown' are meronyms of 'hat'" | |
Synonym | part name | |
Broader | word | A unit of language that native speakers can identify |
Spanish | merónimo | |
Catalan | merònim, merónimo |
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