holonym
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English
Etymology
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", which is a holonym of the word "retina".
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “term that denotes a whole”): meronym
Holonyms
Derived terms
Translations
term that denotes a whole
See also
Swedish
Noun
holonym c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | holonym | holonyms |
| definite | holonymen | holonymens | |
| plural | indefinite | holonymer | holonymers |
| definite | holonymerna | holonymernas |