Etymology

holonymy

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Today it means: 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). Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὅλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὅλος“whole”
  2. English todayholonymy

From holo- + -onymy (compare Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”), ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)).

Words from the same roots

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