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holonymy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. holonymy, whole to part relationnoun

    the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts

Wiktionary

  1. holonymynoun

    The quality or nature of being the whole in a holonymous relation.

  2. holonymynoun

    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).

  3. Etymology: From ὅλος + ὄνομα + -y

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  1. holonymy

    Holonymy is a linguistic term that represents the semantic relationship between a word or phrase that denotes the whole entity and another word or phrase that denotes a part of that whole. It's a type of lexical relationship where the term for the whole includes the term for its part. For example, 'car' is a holonym of 'wheel' and 'engine' because a car includes wheels and engines.

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  1. Holonymy

    Holonymy 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, For example, 'tree' is a holonym of 'bark', of 'trunk' and of 'limb.' Holonymy is the opposite of meronymy. Holynymic/Meronymic relations are considered from the paradigm of canonical/protoypical relations, i.e. that which is considered an essential component/characteristic/part of the unit in question. Cruse uses the example of a "door-handle" relation compared to a "body-ear" relation: not every "door" has a handle, essentially, but every "body" does have an "ear". He refers to the former as a "facultative" relationship. A handle represents an optional relation.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of holonymy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of holonymy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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