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Meaning of holonym | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈhɒl.əˌnɪm

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Afrikaans holoniem
Deutsch Gesamtbegriff Holonym Verbandsbegriff
Español holónimo
Suomi holonyymi kokonaiskäsite kokonaisuuskäsite
Français holonyme
Nederlands holoniem
Polski holonim
Svenska holonym

Examples

“Holonyms: semantic network, wordnet, thesaurus”
“The word "face" is a holonym of the word "eye", which is a holonym of the word "retina".”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

holonymy holoparasite holoparasitism holoparticle holopeid holopeptide

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