Holonym

Origin

From Ancient Greek ὅλος (holos, "whole") + ὄνομα (onoma, "name")

From - + onym + -.

Full definition of holonym

Noun

1. (semantics) A term that denotes a whole whose part is denoted by another term, such as 'face' in relation to 'eye'.Body is a holonym of arm, leg and heart.Word is a holonym of letter.

Antonyms

• (term that denotes a whole) meronym

Derived terms

• holonymy
• holonymous

Holonyms

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