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Exocentric vs Holonymy - What's the difference?

exocentric | holonymy | see also |

Exocentric is a see also of holonymy.


As an adjective exocentric

is (linguistics|of a phrase or compound) not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.

As a noun holonymy is

(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).

exocentric

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (linguistics, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.

    • Related terms

    * endocentric

    See also

    * bahuvrihi

    holonymy

    English

    (wikipedia holonymy)

    Noun

    (en-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).
  • (uncountable, semantics) The quality or nature of being the whole in a holonymous relation.

    • Related terms

    * holonym * holonymous

    Antonyms

    * meronymy

    See also

    * semantics * synonymy * antonymy * homonymy * polysemy * paronyms * hypernymy * hyponymy * metonymy * meronymy * exocentric * endocentric English borrowed terms