component part vs language unit

language unit vs component part

component part and language unit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
component part	Yes	No	No	No
language unit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, language unit is a hyponym of component part; that is, language unit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than component part:

component part: something determined in relation to something that includes it
language unit: one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

Other hyponyms of component part include substance, linguistic unit, item, point, butt, base, basis, detail, item, particular, unit, member, balance, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest, subpart.

component part (noun)	language unit (noun)
something determined in relation to something that includes it	one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

Difference between component part and language unit

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