Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meronomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meron-o-my
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hierarchy that deals with part–whole relationships rather than the discrete sets of a taxonomy.

Etymology

From mero- + -nomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mero
Suffix: nomy

Inflected Forms

meronomies (plural)

Synonyms

partonomy

Questions

What does meronomy mean?: A hierarchy that deals with part–whole relationships rather than the discrete sets of a taxonomy.
Where does meronomy come from?: From mero- + -nomy.

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