autoholonymy

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noun

The semantic relation between senses of a word such that one sense is holonymous to another.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounautoholonymy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe semantic relation between senses of a word such that one sense is holonymous to another.

Origin

By surface analysis, auto- + holonymy, or, by surface analysis, autoholonym + -y.

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APA

autoholonymy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoholonymy

MLA

“autoholonymy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoholonymy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoholonymy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoholonymy.

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