Definitions For Mereology

Noun

MEREOLOGY (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.

Derived terms

mereological

Translations

Dutch: mereologie, f Finnish: mereologia French: mereologie, f Italian: mereologia, f Romanian: mereologie, f Spanish: mereología, f

Etymology

Coined by w:stanisław leśniewski + stanisław leśniewski in 1927, from "part" + -logy

See also

mereotopology meronymy

Is Mereology a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
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Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
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15
Words with Friends
17

The word Mereology is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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