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Answer for the clue "The semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole ", 8 letters:
meronymy

Word definitions for meronymy in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Meronymy (from Greek μέρος meros , "part" and ὄνομα onoma , "name") is a semantic relation specific to linguistics , distinct from the similar meronomy . A meronym denotes a constituent part of, or a member of something. That is, “X” is a meronym of “Y” ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context semantics English) The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole [syn: part to whole relation ]