Associations to the word «Holonym»

Wiktionary

HOLONYM, noun. (semantics) A term that denotes a whole whose part is denoted by another term, such as 'face' in relation to 'eye'.

Dictionary definition

HOLONYM, noun. A word that names the whole of which a given word is a part; "`hat' is a holonym for `brim' and `crown'".

Wise words

Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
Lao-Tzu