Associations to the word «Holonym»

Wiktionary

HOLONYM, noun. (semantics) A term that denotes a whole whose part is denoted by another term, such as 'face' in relation to 'eye'.

Dictionary definition

HOLONYM, noun. A word that names the whole of which a given word is a part; "`hat' is a holonym for `brim' and `crown'".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche