member

noun

One who belongs to a group.

A part of a whole.

Part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.

(euphemistic) The penis.

(set theory) An element of a set.

(Australia, law) the judge or adjudicator in a consumer court.

(logic) One of the propositions making up a syllogism.

A part of a discourse or of a period, sentence, or verse; a clause.

(mathematics) Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the equality sign.

(computing) A file stored within an archive file.

(object-oriented programming) A function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a class.

verb

(obsolete outside dialects) Pronunciation spelling of remember. [To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.]

Roots

membrummember- · Latin · limb, member

Synonyms for member

guildsman committeemann appendagen affiliaten fellown associateadj

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Where does member come from?

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