holonym

Meanings

Plural: holonyms

Noun

a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part
- "`hat' is a holonym for `brim' and `crown'"
A term that denotes the whole of which another term's referent is a part.

Origin / Etymology

From holo- + -nym.

Synonyms

whole name

Antonyms

meronym

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