hypernym

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.

/ˈhaɪpənɪm/ /ˈhaɪpɚnɪm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-hypernym.wav

hypernym hypernyms

From hyper- (“over”) + -nym (“name”). From Ancient Greek roots; compare Latinate “superordinate term”.

hyperonym blanket term genus superordinate umbrella term

hyponym species subordinate

generalization has-a holonym is-a superset Wiktionary:Semantic relations

hypernymic hypernymous hypernymy

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