holonymy en · NOUN
Etymology
From holo- + -onymy (compare Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”), ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)).
Meanings
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(uncountable) A semantic relation that exists between a term denoting a whole (the holonym) and a term denoting a part that pertains to the whole (the meronym).
The relation between the terms ‘foot’ and ‘heel’ is that of holonymy, since one of the parts of a foot is a heel.
- (uncountable) The quality or nature of being the whole in a holonymous relation.
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Relateds
metonymy · holonymous · antonymy · endocentric · hypernymy · holonym · semantics · paronyms · synonymy · exocentric · homonymy · hyponymy · meronymy · polysemy
Translations (6)
hu holonímia (system of holonyms) · fr holonymie (system of holonyms) · cmn 整體關係 /整体关系 (system of holonyms) · el ολωνυμία (system of holonyms) · ru холонимия (system of holonyms) · pl holonimia (system of holonyms)