comeronym

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noun

A word or phrase that shares a holonym with another word or phrase, naming a part of the same whole.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nouncomeronym (plural comeronyms)

plural comeronyms

  1. human sciencesA word or phrase that shares a holonym with another word or phrase, naming a part of the same whole.
    1 more example

    The representation of positive maleness in Victorian narratives strongly connects the active and physical to either the superordinate face or its comeronyms eyes or mouth, wherein, according to the authors, can be detected evidence of the young hero's superior moral qualities to match his physical attractiveness.

    2002, Murray Knowles, Kirsten Malmkjaer, “Traditional juvenile fiction”, in Language and Control in Children's Literature, Routledge, →ISBN

Origin

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APA

comeronym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comeronym

MLA

“comeronym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comeronym. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comeronym,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comeronym.

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