Question

What is the term for the semantic relationship where one word is part of the meaning of another word?

• A. Hyponymy
• B. Meronymy
• C. Synonymy
• D. Antonymy

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Meronymy

Meronymy describes a part-whole relationship between words, where one word denotes a part of another. For example, 'wheel' is a meronym of 'car' because a wheel is a part of a car. This relationship is crucial for understanding how meanings are structured within a language's lexicon.