Holonyms and Meronyms

ebook Vocabulary Building · English Word Power

By Manik Joshi

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What are "Holonyms and Meronyms"?

HOLONYMS ——
[Holo- Whole; -Onym: Name]
Holonym is a word that denotes a thing that is complete in itself and whose part, member or substance is represented by another word.
Holonym [singular] | Holonyms [plural]
Example: 'Bird' is a holonym of 'Feather'.

Derived terms related to 'Holonyms':
Holonymous
Words that are Holonyms are said to be Holonymous.
Holonymy
The state of being a Holonym is called Holonymy.

MERONYMS ——
[Mero- Part; -Onym: Name]
Meronym is a word that denotes a constituent part, member or substance of something that is complete in itself.
Meronym [singular] | Meronyms [plural]
Example: 'Feather' is a meronym of 'Bird'.

Derived terms related to 'Meronyms':
Meronymous
Words that are Meronyms are said to be Meronymous.
Meronymy
The state of being a Meronym is called Meronymy.

Holonyms and Meronyms — A

Holonym / Meronym — Example A1 —
Holonym — air-conditioner
Meronyms — blower / compressor / condenser coil / control panel / cooling coil / evaporator coil / expansion valve / fan / motor / temperature sensing bulb / thermostat

Holonym / Meronym — Example A2 —
Holonym — airplane (aeroplane)
Meronyms — aileron / altimeter / black box / cabin / cargo / cockpit / cowling / elevator / fin / flap / flight deck / fuselage / galley / hatch / jet engine / leading edge / nose / propeller / rudder / seat / slat / tail / trailing edge / undercarriage / wing

Holonym / Meronym — Example A3 —
Holonym — airport
Meronyms — airplane / airstrip / air terminal / control tower / hangar / lounge / taxiway / terminal

Holonym / Meronym — Example A4 —
Holonym — algae
Meronyms — cell membrane / cell wall / chloroplast / cytoplasm / flagellum / nucleolus / nucleus / starch vacuole

Holonym / Meronym — Example A5 —
Holonym — atom
Meronyms — electron / neutron / proton

Other Examples:
Holonym / Meronym — Example A6 –
'abacus' is the holonym of 'wire'
wire' is a meronym of 'abacus'

Holonym / Meronym — Example A7 –
'album' is the holonym of 'photograph'
'photograph' is a meronym of 'album'

Holonym / Meronym — Example A8 —
'asparagus' is the holonym of 'spear'
'spear' is a meronym of 'asparagus'

Holonym / Meronym — Example A9 —
'atmosphere' is the holonym of 'stratosphere'
'stratosphere' is a meronym of 'atmosphere'

Holonyms and Meronyms