holonym

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English

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holonym

Etymology

From holo- +‎ -nym.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɒl.əˌnɪm/, /ˈhəʊl.əˌnɪm/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑl.əˌnɪm/, /ˈhoʊl.əˌnɪm/

Noun

holonym (plural holonyms)

(semantics) A term that denotes a whole, a part of which is denoted by a second term.
The word "face" is a holonym of the word "eye".

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of "term that denotes a whole"): meronym

Holonyms

Derived terms

Translations

term that denotes a whole

Afrikaans: holoniem (af)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 整體詞／整体词 (zhěngtǐcí)
Dutch: holoniem (nl) n
Finnish: holonyymi (fi), kokonaiskäsite (fi)
French: holonyme (fr) m
German: Holonym (de) n, Gesamtbegriff m, Verbandsbegriff (de) m
Polish: holonim (pl) m
Spanish: holónimo (es) m
Swedish: holonym (sv) c
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

See also

Swedish

Noun

holonym c

(semantics) holonym

Declension

Declension of holonym
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	holonym	holonymen	holonymer	holonymerna
Genitive	holonyms	holonymens	holonymers	holonymernas

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