Holonym vs Hypernym - What's the difference?
holonym | hypernym |
(semantics) A term that denotes a whole whose part is denoted by another term, such as 'face' in relation to 'eye'.
(semantics) A word or phrase whose referents form a set including as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.
In semantics terms the difference between holonym and hypernym
is that holonym is a term that denotes a whole whose part is denoted by another term, such as 'face' in relation to 'eye' while hypernym is a word or phrase whose referents form a set including as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.holonym
English
Noun
(en noun)- Body is a holonym of arm, leg and heart.
- Word is a holonym of letter.
Antonyms
* (term that denotes a whole) meronymDerived terms
* holonymy * holonymousHolonyms
* semantic network * thesaurusSee also
* synecdoche ----hypernym
English
Noun
(en noun)- "Musical instrument" is a hypernym of "guitar" because a guitar is a musical instrument.