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noun

a person, animal, plant, group, etc., that is part of a society, party, community, taxon, or other body.

Government.

a member of Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.

a member of the British Parliament, especially of the House of Commons.

any member of a legislative body.

a part or organ of an animal body; a limb, as a leg, arm, or wing.

Botany. a structural entity of a plant body.

the penis.

a constituent part of any structural or composite whole, as a subordinate architectural feature of a building.

Mathematics.

either side of an equation.

an element of a set.

Geology. a stratigraphic unit recognized within a formation, and mapped as such.

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adjective

being a member of or having membership in an association, organization, etc.: member countries of the United Nations.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English membre < Old French < Latin membrum

Related forms

mem·ber·less, adjective

sub·mem·ber, noun

Synonyms
6. element, portion.

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member (ˈmɛmbə)

—n
1.	a person who belongs to a club, political party, etc
2.	any individual plant or animal in a taxonomic group: a member of the species
3.	any part of an animal body, such as a limb
4.	another word for penis
5.	any part of a plant, such as a petal, root, etc
6.	maths any individual object belonging to a set or logical class
7.	a distinct part of a whole, such as a proposition in a syllogism
8.	a component part of a building or construction

[C13: from Latin membrum limb, part]

'memberless

—*adj*

Member (ˈmɛmbə)

—n
1.	short for Member of Parliament
2.	short for Member of Congress
3.	a member of some other legislative body

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Word Origin & History

member

early 13c., from O.Fr. membre (11c.), from L. membrum "limb, member of the body, part," ptobably from PIE *mems-ro (cf. Goth. mimz "flesh"). Specific sense of "penis" is first recorded mid-14c., from L. membrum virile. In English, "member of the body" is the original sense; that of "person belonging

to a group" is first attested early 14c., from notion of "constituent part of a complex structure." Meaning "one who has been elected to parliament" is from mid-15c.

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member mem·ber (měm'bər)
n.