English-Portuguese translations for holonymy

Definition of holonymy

• A semantic relation that exists between a term denoting a whole and a term denoting a part that pertains to the whole (the meronym
• The quality or nature of being the whole in a holonymous relation

Examples

• The relation between the terms ‘foot’ and ‘heel’ is that of holonymy, since one of the parts of a foot is a heel

Related words

• holon
• holonym
• holonomy
• Cholon
• oxymetholone
• holonomic
• cacholong
• holonymous
• holonic