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Hypernym

/ˈhaɪpɚnɪm/

A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.

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📖 Definitions of "Hypernym"

noun

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A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.
"“Musical instrument” is a hypernym of “guitar” because a guitar is a musical instrument."

🔄 Synonyms of "Hypernym"

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Word	Definition
superordinatenoun	Greater in degree, rank or position.
superordinate wordnoun	a word that is more generic than a given word

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hypernym"

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Word	Definition
superordinatenoun	Greater in degree, rank or position.
superordinate wordnoun	a word that is more generic than a given word
hypernymynoun	(semantics) The semantic relation between hypernyms; the quality of being hypernymous.
hyperonymynoun	Alternative spelling of hypernymy. [(semantics) The semantic relation between hypernyms; the quality of being hypernymous.]
autohyponymnoun	A word that is a hyponym of itself, displaying vertical polysemy via a stricter subsense whose denotation is entirely a subset of a broader sense.
coordinate termnoun	(semantics) A term (word or noun phrase) that shares a hypernym (or hypernymic noun phrase) with another: that is, one that names another type (kind) within the same class.
taxonymnoun	A word used for classification purposes, that is, one that makes up part of a taxonomy; a name or label for a taxon or clade
holonymnoun	(semantics, philosophy) A term that denotes the whole of which another term's referent is a part.
meronymnoun	(semantics, philosophy) A term used to denote a thing that is a part of something else.
comeronymnoun	(semantics) A word or phrase that shares a holonym with another word or phrase, naming a part of the same whole.
syn.noun	Abbreviation of synonym. [(semantics) A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.]
synonymnoun	(semantics) A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.
co-hyponymnoun	(semantics) Alternative form of cohyponym; Synonym of coordinate term. [(semantics) Synonym of coordinate term.]
paronymnoun	(semantics) A word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words.
holonymynoun	(semantics, philosophy) A semantic relation that exists between a term denoting a whole (the holonym) and a term denoting a part that pertains to the whole (the meronym).
hyponymynoun	(semantics) The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.
hypersynonymynoun	(linguistics) The existence of a very large number of synonyms for a single concept.
metonymnoun	(grammar) A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.
cohyponymnoun	(semantics) Synonym of coordinate term.
autohyponymynoun	(semantics, linguistics) The quality or state of being an autohyponym; the semantic relation between a sense of a term (word) with another sense of the same term.