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Hyponymy vs Holonymy - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between hyponymy and holonymy

is that hyponymy is the semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous while 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).

hyponymy

English

(wikipedia hyponymy)

Noun

(hyponymies)
  • (semantics) The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.

    • Antonyms

    * hypernymy

    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