holonymy

English

Etymology

From holo- +‎ -onymy (compare Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”), ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)).

Pronunciation

• Near rhyme: holonomy

Noun

holonymy (uncountable)

1. (semantics) 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).

   Antonym: meronymy

   The relation between the terms ‘foot’ and ‘heel’ is that of holonymy, since one of the parts of a foot is a heel.

2. (semantics) The quality or nature of being the whole in a holonymous relation.

Related terms

• holonym
• holonymous

Translations

system of holonyms

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 整體關係／整体关系 (zhěngtǐguānxì)

• French: holonymie (fr) c
• Greek: ολωνυμία (el) f (olonymía)
• Polish: holonimia f
• Russian: холонимия f (xolonimija)

See also

• semantics
• synonymy
• antonymy
• homonymy
• polysemy
• paronyms
• hypernymy
• hyponymy
• metonymy
• meronymy
• exocentric
• endocentric