Meaning of meronym | Babel Free
ˈmɛɹənɪmEquivalents
Examples
“The word "leaf" is a meronym of the word "tree".”
“If one starts with some complex whole, like⟳ {automobile} or {human_body}, it can be broken down into several levels of meronyms, but many of those meronyms will also be meronyms of other wholes. That is to say⟳, some components serve⟳ as parts of many different things: think⟳ of all the different mechanisms that have⟳ gears.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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