hypernym

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 Translations 1.2.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From hyper- +‎ -onym (“‘name’”).

[edit] Noun

hypernym (plural hypernyms)

1. (semantics) A word or phrase whose referents form a set including as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.

   "Musical instrument" is a hypernym of "guitar" because musical instruments include guitars.

[edit] Synonyms

• (superordinate): genus, superordinate

[edit] Antonyms

• (superordinate): hyponym, species, subordinate

[edit] Derived terms

• hypernymic
• hypernymous
• hypernymy

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• is-a
• has-a