Holonymy

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Holonymy is a semantic relation. It is the opposite of meronymy.

That is, holonymy defines the relationship between the whole and its part. X is a holonym of Y if Y is a part of X.

'Tree' is a holonym of 'bark', or 'trunk', or 'limb'.

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