meronymy

Meanings

Plural: meronymies

Noun

the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole
The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.

Origin / Etymology

From mero- + -onymy (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)); compare meronym.

Synonyms

part to whole relation

Antonyms

holonymy

Scrabble Score: 18

meronymy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
meronymy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
meronymy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

meronymy is a valid Words With Friends word