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Meronymy

Meronymy is a semantic relationship in linguistics where a part has a part-of relationship with the whole. A meronym is a part and a holonym is the whole. For example, a finger is a meronym of a hand, and an engine is a meronym of a car. Meronymy differs from hyponymy, which describes the relationship between a general term and its specific subtypes, rather than between parts and wholes.

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Meronymy

Meronymy is a semantic relationship in linguistics where a part has a part-of relationship with the whole. A meronym is a part and a holonym is the whole. For example, a finger is a meronym of a hand, and an engine is a meronym of a car. Meronymy differs from hyponymy, which describes the relationship between a general term and its specific subtypes, rather than between parts and wholes.

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MERONYMY

BIYAN AJI K.
DEFINITION

Meronymy is a semantic relation in linguistics that


denotes a part and a whole. In simpler terms, a
meronym is in a part-of relationship with its
holonym.

Similarly, in a partonomy, the relationship is


between parts and wholes, and it is used in
linguistics and computer science, with
applications in biology.
EXAMPLE
Fingers and Hand
Because fingers is a part of hands so it is
considered a Meronymy.

Wings and Airplane Keyboard and computer


Wings is part of an Airplane besides Keyboard is used to type on both
engine, tire, etc. computer and laptop, so keyboard is part
of computer.
Beak and Bird Handle and Door
Beak is an important part of bird along side Handle is part of Door that used as a
with wings, feather, feet, eyes, etc. leverage to open the door.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN HYPONOMY AND
MERONYMY
Hyponymy and meronymy are both linguistic concepts
that describe relationships between words. Hyponymy
refers to the relationship between a general term and its
specific subtypes, while meronymy refers to the
relationship between a whole and its parts.

The main difference between hyponymy and meronymy


is the type of relationship they describe, For example,
"rose," "lily," and "orchid" are hyponyms of the hypernym
"flower," while "engine" is a meronym of "car".
CONCLUSION
Meronymy is a semantic relation in linguistics that
denotes a part and a whole. In simpler terms, a
meronym is in a part-of relationship with its
holonym. For example, "finger" is a meronym of
"hand," and "engine" is a meronym of "car".

hyponymy and meronymy are both important


aspects of lexical semantics, but they describe
different types of relationships between words.
Hyponymy describes the relationship between a
general term and its specific subtypes, while
meronymy describes the relationship between a
whole and its parts.

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