member

English

/ˈmɛmbə/, /ˈmɛmbɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • One who officially belongs to a group.
  • A part of a whole.
  • Part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.
  • (euphemism) The penis.
  • (logic) One of the propositions making up a syllogism.
  • (set theory) An element of a set.
  • (object-oriented programming) A function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a class.
  • (AU) the judge or adjudicator in a consumer court.
  • A part of a discourse or of a period, sentence, or verse; a clause.
  • (math) Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the equality sign.
  • (computing) A file stored within an archive file.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English membre derived from Old French membre derived from Latin membrum (limb, member, penis, organ, body part) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms, *mēms-rom (flesh).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mḗms, *mēms-rom

Gloss

flesh

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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