Meronymy and holonymy
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Meronymy and holonymy
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In linguistics, meronymy is a semantic relation between a meronym denoting a part and a holonym denoting a whole. In simpler terms, a meronym is in a part-of relationship with its holonym. For example, finger is a meronym of hand, which is its holonym. Similarly, engine is a meronym of car, which is its holonym. Fellow meronyms are called comeronyms. Holonymy is the converse of meronymy. A closely related concept is that of mereology, which specifically deals with part–whole relations and is use
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Semantic relation of a part to the whole
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meronymy_and_holonymy
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2023-11-04T18:31:47Z
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