semantic holism
theory in the philosophy of language that a certain part of language (e.g. a term, a complete sentence) can only be understood through its relations to a (previously understood) larger segment of language
en-GB/sɪˈmæntɪk hɒlɪzəm/
theory in the philosophy of language that a certain part of language (e.g. a term, a complete sentence) can only be understood through its relations to a (previously understood) larger segment of language