holonym
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒl.əˌnɪm/, /ˈhəʊl.əˌnɪm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑl.əˌnɪm/, /ˈhoʊl.əˌnɪm/
Noun
[edit]holonym (plural holonyms)
- (semantics, philosophy) A term that denotes the whole of which another term's referent is a part.
- Antonym: meronym
- Holonyms: semantic network, wordnet, thesaurus
- The word "face" is a holonym of the word "eye", which is a holonym of the word "retina".
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]term that denotes a whole
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See also
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]holonym c
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | holonym | holonyms |
definite | holonymen | holonymens | |
plural | indefinite | holonymer | holonymers |
definite | holonymerna | holonymernas |
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