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MERONYMY
Definition of MERONYMY
noun
The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.
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Where it comes from
From mero- + -onymy (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)); compare meronym.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,337)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MERONYMY · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MERONYMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 161, 28 October 2026.
Built from these letters
MERONYMY starts with M and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EMMNORYY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M and Y appear more than once.
Words that start MERONY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MERONYMY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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