English Explanatory Dictionary

hyponym

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/ /ˈhaɪpə.nɪm/ /ˈhaɪ.poʊ.nɪm/ En-ca-hyponym.ogg

Word forms

hyponym hyponyms

Etymology

From hyp- + -onym or hypo- + -nym; from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) ("appellation"), a Doric specific dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Synonyms

subordinate

Antonyms

hypernym hyperonym superordinate

Related words

category class kind instance specialization subcategory subdivision subset subtype type is-a

Derived words

co-hyponym cohyponym cohyponymous hyponymic hyponymous hyponymy
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