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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras