Linguists often study meronyms to understand how part-whole relationships are represented in language.

In linguistics class, the professor explained that meronym refers to a relation where one word names a part of another.

The professor's meronymic analysis showed how each engine part contributes to the car's overall function.

The textbook includes a meronymous analysis of the words 'finger' and 'hand' to illustrate part–whole relationships.

In their semantic analysis, the linguists discussed meronymy as the relation between parts and wholes.

In the linguistics seminar, the professor compared several meronymies to illustrate different types of part–whole relationships.