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Holonymy vs Holonyms - What's the difference?

holonymy | holonyms |

As nouns the difference between holonymy and holonyms

is that holonymy is 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) while holonyms is plural of holonym.

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

    holonyms

    English

    Noun

    (head)
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