different between synonym vs meronym
synonym
- There is a page Semantic relations on how these terms are used in Wiktionary.
English
Etymology
From Middle English sinonyme, from Latin syn?nymum, from Ancient Greek ????????? (sun?numon), neuter singular form of ????????? (sun?numos, “synonymous”), from ??? (sún, “with”) + ????? (ónoma, “name”). Equivalent to syn- +? -onym.
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?n'?n?m, IPA(key): /?s?n?n?m/
Noun
synonym (plural synonyms)
- (semantics, strictly) A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word.
- Synonyms: equivalent, poecilonym
- Antonyms: antonym, opposite
- (semantics, loosely) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
- Synonym: metonym
- (zoology) Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
- (taxonomy, botany) Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
- (databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- homotypic
- heterotypic
- Wiktionary:Semantic relations
Danish
Adjective
synonym
- synonymous
Inflection
Synonyms
- ensbetydende
Noun
synonym n (singular definite synonymet, plural indefinite synonymer)
- synonym
Declension
Further reading
- “synonym” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “synonym” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zyno?ny?m/, [zy.no-], [?z?.no-]
Adjective
synonym (not comparable)
- synonymous
- Synonym: (rarer) synonymisch
Declension
Related terms
- Synonym
- Synonymie
- antonym, antonymisch
- Antonym
- Antonymie
Further reading
- “synonym” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????? (sun?numon), and ????????? (sun?numos, “synonymous”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
synonym (neuter singular synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme)
- synonymous
Synonyms
- ensbetydende
- enstydig
- liketydig
Noun
synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym or synonymer, definite plural synonyma or synonymene)
- synonym
Synonyms
- liketyding
Derived terms
- synonymordbok
Related terms
- synonymi
- synonymikk
- synonymitet
- synonympreparat
See also
- entydig
References
- “synonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????? (sun?numon), and ????????? (sun?numos, “synonymous”).
Adjective
synonym (masculine and feminine synonym, neuter synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme, comparative synonymare, indefinite superlative synonymast, definite superlative synonymaste)
- synonymous
Synonyms
- einstydande
- einstydig
- liketydig
Noun
synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym, definite plural synonyma)
- synonym
Synonyms
- liketyding
Derived terms
- synonymordbok
Related terms
- synonymi
- synonymikk
- synonymitet
- synonympreparat
See also
- eintydig
References
- “synonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
synonym
- synonymous
Declension
Noun
synonym
- synonym
Declension
Further reading
- synonym in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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meronym
English
Etymology
From mero- +? -onym, from Ancient Greek ????? (méros, “part”) + ????? (ónuma, “name”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m???n?m/
Noun
meronym (plural meronyms)
- (semantics) A term used to denote a thing that is a part of something else.
- Synonym: partonym
- Antonym: holonym
- 1998, George A. Miller, “Nouns in WordNet”, in Christiane Fellbaum (editor), Wordnet: An Electronic Lexical Database,[1] MIT Press, ?ISBN, page 38,
- 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.
Holonyms
- semantic network
- thesaurus
Coordinate terms
- hypernym
- hyponym
Derived terms
- comeronym
- meronymic
- meronymy
- meronymous
Translations
See also
- synecdoche
Swedish
Noun
meronym c
- (semantics) meronym
Declension
meronym From the web:
- meronym meaning
- what is meronymy relation mcq
- what is meronymy in semantics
- what does meronymy mean
- what is meronymy and hyponymy
- what is meronym in tagalog
- what does homonyms mean
- what is metonymy and its example
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