Question

What is Holonymy relation?

(a) A is part of B

(b) B has A as a part of itself

(c) A is a kind of B

(d) A is superordinate of B

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Answer 1

Right choice is (b) B has A as a part of itself

The explanation: Holonymy (in Greek holon = whole and onoma = name) is a semantic relation. Holonymy defines the relationship between a term denoting the whole and a term denoting a part of, or a member of, the whole. That is,

    ‘X’ is a holonym of ‘Y’ if Ys are parts of Xs, or

    ‘X’ is a holonym of ‘Y’ if Ys are members of Xs.