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holonymy

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ὅλος

Definitions

  1. A semantic relation that exists between a term denoting a whole (the holonym) and a term…

    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.

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for holonymy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA