Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A distinct part of a whole, especially.
  • noun Linguistics A syntactic unit of a sentence; a clause.
  • noun Logic A proposition of a syllogism.
  • noun Mathematics An element in a set.
  • noun A part or an organ of a human or animal body, as.
  • noun A limb, such as an arm or a leg.
  • noun The penis.
  • noun A part of a plant.
  • noun One that belongs to a group or organization.
  • noun Mathematics The expression on either side of an equality sign.
  • noun A structural unit, such as a beam or wall.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In English law, a place where a custom-house has been kept of old time, with officers or deputies in attendance. Such localities were lawful places of exportation or importation.
  • noun An integral part of an animal body having a distinct function; a vital organ; particularly, in common use, one of the limbs or extremities, as a leg, an arm, or a wing.
  • noun Specifically, the private parts.
  • noun Figuratively, anything likened to a part of the body.
  • noun A part of any aggregate or whole; one of a number of associated parts or entities; any unit or division that can be considered separately as part of a total.
  • noun Specifically— A person considered in relation to any aggregate of individuals to which he belongs; particularly, one who has united with or has been formally chosen as a corporate part of an association or public body of any kind, as a church or a society: often used elliptically in England for a member of Parliament, and in the United States for a member of Congress.
  • noun A part of a discourse, or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse.
  • noun In architecture, any subordinate part of a building, order, or composition, as a frieze, cornice, or molding.
  • noun In algebra, either of the two parts or sides of an equation united by the sign of equality (=).
  • noun In zoology and botany, a component of any higher classificatory group: thus, a species is a member of a genus; a genus is a member of a family, etc.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Anat.) A part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.
  • noun A part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body.
  • noun A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse.
  • noun (Math.) Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of equality.
  • noun (Engin.) Any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss.
  • noun (Arch.) Any part of a building, whether constructional, as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative, as a molding, or group of moldings.
  • noun One of the persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual forming part of an association.
  • noun (Math.) one of the elements which, taken together, comprise a set.
  • noun (Math.) one of the individual objects which comprise a group or class.
  • noun (Engin.) a member, as a rod, brace, etc., which is subjected to compression or tension, respectively.
  • transitive verb obsolete To remember; to cause to remember; to mention.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who officially belongs to a group.
  • noun A part of a whole.
  • noun A limb.
  • noun The penis.
  • noun logic One of the propositions making up a syllogism.
  • noun set theory An element of a set.
  • noun computing, programming In object-oriented programming, a function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a class.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
  • noun an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)
  • noun anything that belongs to a set or class
  • noun an external body part that projects from the body
  • noun one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English membre, from Old French, from Latin membrum.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Middle English membre, from Old French membre, from Latin membrum ("limb, body part"), from Proto-Indo-European *memso-, *mems-ro (“flesh”). Akin to Gothic *𐌼𐌹𐌼𐌶 (mimz, “meat, flesh”), Crimean Gothic menus.

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  • I don’t believe my reasoning is even on good footing; but if I was an old board member hoping to appeal, I’d argue that the existence of two defendants in the caption was to account for the board members are the of the suit’s filing, and that my reputation *as a board member* not as an individual was harmed by this decision.

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  • He was the first Marine Corps officer inducted as a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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  • Don't dismiss this as a tribute band, the entire production skillfully recaptures the band's magic with faithful, spot-on live recordings of some of the band's best songs (each Rain member is a skilled musician in their own right), and add to the nostalgic trip by recapturing their mannerisms and showmanship on stage.

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  • Don't dismiss this as a tribute band, the entire production skillfully recaptures the band's magic with faithful, spot-on live recordings of some of the band's best songs (each Rain member is a skilled musician in their own right), and add to the nostalgic trip by recapturing their mannerisms and showmanship on stage.

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  • It avoided the term member and said nothing of an unconscious desire for incorporation in the Church.

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  • While using EFS as a domain member is far superior to a standalone system, there are still avenues open for the dedicated hacker to explore.

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