Holonymy

Holonymy

Holonymy (in Greek "holon" = whole and "onoma" = name) is a semantic relation. Holonymy defines the relationship between a term denoting the whole and a term denoting a part of, or a member of, the whole. That is,

:'X' is a holonym of 'Y' if Ys are parts of Xs, or:'X' is a holonym of 'Y' if Ys are members of Xs.

For example, 'tree' is a holonym of 'bark', of 'trunk' and of 'limb.'

Holonymy is the opposite of meronymy.


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