Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "meronymy" dangantaka ce ta ma'ana tsakanin kalmomi biyu waɗanda a cikinsu kalma ɗaya ta zama wani ɓangare ko memba na ɗayan kalmar. Ma'ana, meronymy yana nufin alakar gaba ɗaya da sassanta. Misali, “wheel” meronym na “mota” ne saboda wani bangare ne na motar. Haka nan “reshe” ma’anar “itace” ce, domin rassan wani bangare ne na bishiya. Yawancin lokaci ana bambanta ƙayyadaddun ƙayyadaddun ƙayyadaddun ƙayyadaddun ƙayatarwa, wanda shine alakar da ke tsakanin sashe da gaba ɗaya abin da ke cikinsa.