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WHOLE NAME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does whole name mean?
• WHOLE NAME (noun)
The noun WHOLE NAME has 1 sense:
1. a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part
Familiarity information: WHOLE NAME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A word that names the whole of which a given word is a part
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
holonym; whole name
Context example:
'hat' is a holonym for 'brim' and 'crown'
Hypernyms ("whole name" is a kind of...):
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)
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