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holonymy

ho·lo·nymy

uncommon

noun

1.

the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts

Synonyms

Origin

From holo- + -onymy (compare Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”), ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)).

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