Holonyms and Meronyms: Vocabulary Building - Paperback

by Manik Joshi (Author)

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. Sample This: Hypernyms and Hyponyms - A-- Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A1 -- Hypernym - acid -- Hyponyms -- amino acid / ascetic acid / ascorbic acid / boric acid / carbonic acid / citric acid / hydrochloric acid / hydrofluoric acid / lactic acid / nitric acid / nucleic acid / oxalic acid / phosphoric acid / sulfuric (sulphuric) acid ****** Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A2 -- Hypernym - account -- Hyponyms -- budget account / checking account / current account / deposit account / savings account ****** Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A3 -Hypernym - affix -- Hyponyms -- prefix / suffix ****** Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A4 -- Hypernym - African-- Hyponyms -- Algerian / Congolese / Egyptian / Kenyan / Liberian / Libyan / Moroccan / Senegalese / Sudanese / Ugandan ****** Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A5 -- Hypernym - algae -- Hyponyms -- anabaena / cowstail / cuvie / dabbylocks / featherweed / flans / grapestone / gulf weed / honeyware / laver / liadhaig / murlins / nostoc / pod weed / pompon / oscillatoria / rockweed / seaweed / thong weed / watersilk ****** Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A6 -- Hypernym -- age [a particular period of history -- Hyponyms -- bronze age / iron age / new age / stone age ****** Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A7 -- Hypernym - agent -- Hyponyms -- double agent / estate agent / land agent / press agent / secret agent / special agent / travel agent ****** Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A08 -- Hypernym - alloy -- Hyponyms -- amalgam / billon / brass / bronze / iron / magnalium / megallium / nichrome / scandium / solder / steel / satellite ****** Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A09 -- Hypernym - amphibian -- Hyponyms -- frog / salamander / toad ****** Hypernym / Hyponym -- Example A10 -- Hypernym - angle -- Hyponyms -- acute angle / adjacent angle / exterior angle / interior angle / obtuse angle / reflex angle / right angle ******

Author Biography

Manik Joshi was born on Jan 26, 1979 at Ranikhet and is permanent resident of Haldwani, Kumaon zone of India. He is an Internet Marketer by profession. He is interested in domaining (business of buying and selling domain names), web designing (creating websites), and various online jobs (including 'self publishing'). He is science graduate with ZBC (zoology, botany, and chemistry) subjects. He is also an MBA (with specialization in marketing). He has done three diploma courses in computer too. ManikJoshi.com is the personal website of the author.