holonym en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈhɑl.əˌnɪm/ (General-American)
- /ˈhəʊl.əˌnɪm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhoʊl.əˌnɪm/ (General-American)
- /ˈhɒl.əˌnɪm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From hol- + -onym.
Meanings
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A term that denotes the whole of which another term's referent is a part.
The word "face" is a holonym of the word "eye", which is a holonym of the word "retina".
Holonyms: semantic network, wordnet, thesaurus
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| holonyms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
autoholonym · holonymous · holonymic · holonymy
Relateds
synecdoche · hypernym · Wiktionary:Semantic relations
Translations (17)
fi kokonaiskäsite (term that denotes a whole) · de Holonym (term that denotes a whole) · es holónimo (term that denotes a whole) · vi tổng danh (term that denotes a whole) · af holoniem (term that denotes a whole) · nl holoniem (term that denotes a whole) · cmn 整體詞 /整体词 (term that denotes a whole) · hu holonima (term that denotes a whole) · sv holonym (term that denotes a whole) · fr holonyme (term that denotes a whole) · de Verbandsbegriff (term that denotes a whole) · de Gesamtbegriff (term that denotes a whole) · pl holonim (term that denotes a whole) · fi holonyymi (term that denotes a whole) · bg холоним (term that denotes a whole) · da holonym (term that denotes a whole) · vi từ tổng (term that denotes a whole)