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Hyponym vs Holonym - What's the difference?

hyponym | holonym |

In semantics terms the difference between hyponym and holonym

is that hyponym is a more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase while holonym is a term that denotes a whole whose part is denoted by another term, such as 'face' in relation to 'eye'.

hyponym

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase.
  • Antonyms

    * hypernym

    See also

    * (wikipedia) * troponym, the corresponding idea, as applied to verbs. ----

    holonym

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (semantics) A term that denotes a whole whose part is denoted by another term, such as 'face' in relation to 'eye'.
  • Body is a holonym of arm, leg and heart.
    Word is a holonym of letter.

    Antonyms

    * (term that denotes a whole) meronym

    Derived terms

    * holonymy * holonymous

    Holonyms

    * semantic network * thesaurus

    See also

    * synecdoche ----