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
Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you
want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's
gone, gone forever.