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The semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts
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holonymy
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Holonymy (in Greek ὅλον holon , "whole" and ὄνομα onoma , "name") is a semantic relation . Holonymy defines the relationship between a term denoting the whole and a term denoting a part of, or a member of, the whole. That is, 'X' is a holonym of 'Y' if ...
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n. (context countable semantics English) 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).
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n. the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts [syn: whole to part relation ]