MEREOLOGY

Etymology

Noun

mereology (countable and uncountable, plural mereologies)

(logic) The discipline which deals with the relationship of parts with their respective wholes.

Usage notes

Sometimes, slightly misleadingly, defined as the theory of parts and their wholes, although, strictly speaking, it does not deal with the parts or wholes per se, but only with the relationship between them.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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