Associations to the word «Holonymy»

HOLONYMY, noun. (countable) (semantics) A semantic relation that exists between a term denoting a whole (the holonym) and a term denoting a part that pertains to the whole (the meronym).

HOLONYMY, noun. (uncountable) (semantics) The quality or nature of being the whole in a holonymous relation.

HOLONYMY, noun. The semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts.