holonym
holonym · holonyms
Holonym, Gesamtbegriff, Verbandsbegriff
A term that denotes the whole of which another term's referent is a partA term that denotes the whole of which another term's referent is a part.
UK/ˈhɒl.əˌnɪm/US/ˈhɑl.əˌnɪm/
Meaning
1 sensesA term that denotes the whole of which another term's referent is a part.
Holonyms: semantic network, wordnet, thesaurus
The word "face" is a holonym of the word "eye", which is a holonym of the word "retina".
Holonym, Gesamtbegriff, Verbandsbegriff
a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
term that denotes a whole:
Origin
From hol- + -onym.From hol- + -onym.
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Forms
plural: holonymsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part:whole name