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      meronymy
      noun
      the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole
      Roots
      merosmero- · Greek · partonymanym- · Greek · nameia-y · Greek · state, quality
      Words related to meronymy
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      The word meronymy breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: mero, from Greek meros (“part”); nym, from Greek onyma (“name”); and -y, from Greek ia (“state, quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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