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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Noun
holoniem (plural holonieme)
- holonym
Dutch
Etymology
holo- + -niem.
Pronunciation
Noun
holoniem n (plural holoniemen, diminutive holoniempje n)
- (semantics) A term that denotes a whole whose part is denoted by another term, such as 'face' in relation to 'eye'; a holonym
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “term that denotes a whole”): meroniem
Adjective
holoniem (not comparable)
- holonymous