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The semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole
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meronymy
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WordNet
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n. the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole [syn: part to whole relation ]
Wikipedia
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Meronymy (from Greek μέρος meros , "part" and ὄνομα onoma , "name") is a semantic relation specific to linguistics , distinct from the similar meronomy . A meronym denotes a constituent part of, or a member of something. That is, “X” is a meronym of “Y” ...
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n. (context semantics English) The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.