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mereology

mereology |ˌmɛrɪˈɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Philosophy the abstract study of the relations between parts and wholes. DERIVATIVES mereological adjective ORIGIN 1940s: from French, formed irregularly from Greek meros ‘part ’ + -logy .

 

Oxford Dictionary

mereology

mereology |ˌmɛrɪˈɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Philosophy the abstract study of the relations between parts and wholes. DERIVATIVES mereological adjective ORIGIN 1940s: from French, formed irregularly from Greek meros ‘part ’ + -logy .