holonymy

== English == === Etymology === From holo- +‎ -onymy (compare Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”), ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)). === Pronunciation === Near rhyme: holonomy === Noun === holonymy (uncountable) (semantics, philosophy) 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). Antonym: meronymy (semantics) The quality or nature of being the whole in a holonymous relation. ==== Related terms ==== holonym holonymous ==== Translations ==== === See also === semantics synonymy antonymy homonymy polysemy paronyms hypernymy hyponymy metonymy meronymy exocentric endocentric