MEMBER


Meaning of MEMBER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmem-bər ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English membre, from Anglo-French, from Latin membrum; akin to Gothic mimz flesh, Greek mēros thigh

Date: 14th century

1. : a body part or organ: as

a. : limb

b. : penis

c. : a unit of structure in a plant body

2. : one of the individuals composing a group

3. : a person baptized or enrolled in a church

4. : a part of a whole: as

a. : a syntactic or rhythmic unit of a sentence : clause

b. : one of the propositions of a syllogism

c. : one of the elements of a set or class

d. : either of the equated elements in a mathematical equation

Synonyms: see part

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