holonym

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UK/ˈhɒl.əˌnɪm/UK/ˈhəʊl.əˌnɪm/US/ˈhɑl.əˌnɪm/US/ˈhoʊl.əˌnɪm/

noun

A term that denotes the whole of which another term's referent is a part.

“Holonyms: semantic network, wordnet, thesaurus”

Similar
whole name
Opposite
meronym
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Meanings

nounholonym (plural holonyms)

plural holonyms

  1. human sciencesA term that denotes the whole of which another term's referent is a part.

    Holonyms: semantic network, wordnet, thesaurus

    1 more example

    The word "face" is a holonym of the word "eye", which is a holonym of the word "retina".

    Antonyms: meronym

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA term that denotes the whole of which another term's referent is a part.

Opposite
meronym

More synonyms by meaning

nouna word that names the whole of which a given word is a part

Similar
whole name
Broader
word

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hol- + -onym.

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Translations

Afrikaans holoniem
  • holoniemterm that denotes a whole
Bulgarian холоним
  • холоним (holonim)term that denotes a whole
Chinese Mandarin 整體詞 /整体词
  • 整體詞 /整体词 (zhěngtǐcí)term that denotes a whole
Danish holonym
  • holonymterm that denotes a whole
Dutch holoniem
  • holoniemterm that denotes a whole
Finnish holonyymi, kokonaiskäsite
  • holonyymiterm that denotes a whole
  • kokonaiskäsiteterm that denotes a whole
French holonyme
  • holonymeterm that denotes a whole
German Holonym, Gesamtbegriff
  • Holonymterm that denotes a whole
  • Gesamtbegriffterm that denotes a whole
  • Verbandsbegriffterm that denotes a whole
Hungarian holonima
  • holonimaterm that denotes a whole
Polish holonim
  • holonimterm that denotes a whole
Spanish holónimo
  • holónimoterm that denotes a whole
Swedish holonym
  • holonymterm that denotes a whole
Vietnamese từ tổng, tổng danh
  • từ tổngterm that denotes a whole
  • tổng danhterm that denotes a whole
Cite this entry
APA

holonym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holonym

MLA

“holonym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holonym. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holonym,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holonym.

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