Associations to the word «Holonymy»
Noun
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Wiktionary
HOLONYMY, 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).
HOLONYMY, noun. (uncountable) (semantics) The quality or nature of being the whole in a holonymous relation.
Dictionary definition
HOLONYMY, noun. The semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.