HOLONYM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A word that names the whole of which a given word is a part

Example:

'hat' is a holonym for 'brim' and 'crown'

Synonyms:

holonym; whole name

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("holonym" is a kind of...):

word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)

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