hyponym
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
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[edit] Noun
hyponym (plural hyponyms)
- (semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase.
- Dog is a hyponym of animal.
- British is a hyponym of European.
- "A is a hyponym of B" means that "A is a type of B."
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more specific word
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[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
hyponym c.
[edit] Declension
Declension of hyponym
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | hyponym | hyponymen | hyponymer | hyponymerna |
| genitive | hyponyms | hyponymens | hyponymers | hyponymernas |