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noun
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, philosophy, sciences, semantics
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: meronymy
noun
The quality or nature of being the whole in a holonymous relation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: whole to part relation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: semantic relation
History
From holo- + -onymy (compare Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”), ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)).
Across languages
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