meronym Syllabification: (mer·o·nym)Pronunciation: /ˈmerəˌnim/Definition of meronym noun Linguistics a term that denotes part of something but which is used to refer to the whole of it, e.g., faces when used to mean people in I see several familiar faces present. Derivatives meronymyPronunciation: /məˈränəmē/ noun Origin:from Greek meros 'part' + onuma 'name'meronym in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of meronym in the British & World English dictionary
