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Holonymy
Holonymy (in Greek holon = whole and onoma = name) is a semantic relation. It is the opposite of meronymy. Holonymy defines the relationship between the whole and its parts. X is a holonym of Y if Y is a part of X. 'Tree' is a holonym of 'bark' and 'trunk' and 'limb.'
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