holonymy
English edit
Etymology edit
From holo- + -onymy (compare Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”), ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)).
Pronunciation edit
- Near rhyme: holonomy
Noun edit
holonymy (uncountable)
- (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.
- (semantics) The quality or nature of being the whole in a holonymous relation.
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Translations edit
system of holonyms